![]() I spent lots of time and money running to the store to pick up this and that: poster board, glitter, rhinestones, sequins, yarn, buttons, and craft sticks. I'd spend a lot of time and energy coming up with the next big craft project-something to top the teacher next door, something to wow everybody who walked past it in the hall, something parents would treasure forever. But I ignored my concerns, wanting to hear the accolades from parents and administrators, craving their oohs and aahs. In the back of my mind, I wondered if they had gotten anything out it. I'd worry sometimes when they'd become frustrated and ask: “ Why doesn't mine look as good as yours?” I'd feel ashamed sometimes for “ perfecting” their projects when the kids were out of the room. I'd make a sample and the children would do their best to duplicate it. Then glue the food circles on top of the toes, as shown.For years and years, I did teacher-directed projects with my students.Glue the brown pieces onto the white paper in the shape of a bear paw.Cut out the 4 circles of food from the printout.Cut out 1 oval and 4 circles from brown construction paper.I traced around a spool of thread to get my circles. The pdf file of the food pictures has them scaled for 1 1/4 inch circles. Give them the clipart circles in the order that they appear in the story to reinforce story sequencing (a reading comprehension skill). Point out the difference between a circle and an oval. You can adapt it for your child’s fine motor skills level by doing more or less of the cutting out for her.Īs you work, talk about the shape names. This paw print bear craft is really basic. If you have a little one in the same boat, a story and bear craft might help you too. I think reading about bears, both real and fictional, helped him a lot in working out his bear anxiety. He’s well past the imagined fears stage now. I remember trying to talk him into turning off his closet light off at bedtime, and he defended the light with, It didn’t matter that there are no bears anywhere near us here in Texas. My son was afraid of bears when he was small. RELATED: 8 Bear Says Thanks Activities for Thanksgiving Our Bear Story The story offers a subtle lesson in using manners and showing appreciation. It’s a little like Stone Soup (which, by the way, we have a fun science activity for).īear shows his gratitude by saying “Thanks” for each of his friend’s contributions. ![]() ![]() His friends come to the rescue, appearing one by one with food to share. The story is about a bear who wants to host a feast, but his cupboard is bare. When I saw that the Virtual Book Club for Kids was featuring it this week, I knew right away I wanted to join in with a new activity. Last year it inspired us to make these place mats. (Disclosure: Books and Giggles is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to .) Bear Says Thanksīear Says Thanks (affiliate link), by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman is one of my very favorite Thanksgiving picture books. This simple bear craft - well, really a bear paw print craft - goes with a Thanksgiving story, but you could adapt it to use any time of year.
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