House
of Hugs Annual "Bear Day"
On Bear day we will all bring teddy bears
from home. I have all the kids even the before and after school kids
bring any bear type books movies etc. to share for the day too.
I have a rather large bear (see below) that I put
in the corner and as the kids come in they put their bears in my bears
lap. All the kids wear clothing that has bears on them, a prerequistie
to come to my daycare (NOT! hehehe). Everything that day has something
to do with bears, honey toast for snack, berries at lunch time...you get
the picture, right? Bear Day!
Bear
Tea Party
We have a tea party with real china, and
tea cakes. Even the bears get to sit at the table and dine with us. The
kids feel so grown up. The day before we make bear placemats for this occasion.
When we are done I take portraits of the kids by ALL the bears, and hte
child holds their own bear.
Bear
Awards
We have contests with our bears. I make
up different catagories so that each child's bear wins an award, Biggest
Bear, Roundest bear, best dressed bear, most colorful bear, Happiest Bear,Tallest
Bear, Silliest Bear, Bear with the Biggest nose, Most Hugged Bear
etc... We measure the bears and record that on the certificate.
I hold on to these and when I have my pictures developed I add the picture
of the child and bear and laminate it for the parents!
"House of Hugs Bear Day"
My Bears's
name is ___________________.
___________________has
earned this award for being
the ______"Best
Dressed"______Bear at House of Hugs today!
My Bear is
________inches long. (together we use a ruler to measure my bear)
___________________was given to me by_____________, and is ______ years
old.
_________
and I like to ___________________. (what the child likes to do with
their bear)
___________________
___________________
Bear Judge
Assisantant Bear Judge
Alternate to the award
certificate. (thanks Tigger)
Teddy Bear Health Certificate
Bear Patient Name______________________
Next of Kin___________________________
(put child's name here)
Well Bear__________(y/n)
Tender Loving Care Syndrome (TLC): Too
Much____ Just Right_____Not enough____
Ailing Bear Symptoms: Loss of Limb____
Paw____ Arm____ Leg____ (check one)
Stuffing Herniation______ Weakness of
Auxiliary Seams______ Squint Due to Loss of Eye______
Jaundice Due to Color Loss____________________
Old Age Debilitation _________________
RX: Hug Bear Twice Daily__________
Bed Rest with Owner __________
Date__________________
Checked by: ________________________________
B.D. (Bear Doctor)
Graphing
your bears
Make a chart with different catagories on
it (brown bears, dressed bears, tiny bears, large bears...)
Have kids fill in the graph to the number
coralating with the number of that catagory (ie. fill in 3 squares if you
have 3 brown bears) Send graphs home with the kids.
Teddy
Bear Counters
Use teddy bear counters to seperate by color,
& numbers. You can graph these results too.
Lacing
bears
Trace out a bear shpe onto a peice of tag
board, cut out and laminate bear shapes and lace them with laces.
Trace
your bears
Have ready large sheets of paper so that
the kids can trace their bears. then let them add the eyes, noses, mouth
to the bears
Songs
and Activities
Sleeping
bears
Sleeping bears, sleeping bears, sleeping
all a-round (lay head on shoulder, close your eyes)
Sleeping bears, sleeping bears, sleeping
on the ground (point to the ground)
Danc-ing bears, dancing bears, dancing all
a-round (dance all around)
Dancing bears, dancing bears, dancing on
the ground (dance all around)
Sleeping bears, sleeping bears, sleeping
all around (lay head on shoulder, close
your eyes)
Sleeping bears, sleeping bears, sleeping
on the ground (point to the ground)
Wiggling bears, wiggling bears, etc.....(wiggle
all over)
Five
Little Bears
One little bear Wondering what to do Along
came another Then there were two! (hold
up appropriate number of fingers)
Two little bears Climbing up a tree Along
came another Then there were three!
Three little bears Ate an apple core Along
came another Then there were four!
Four little honey bears Found honey in a
hive Along came another Then there were five!
Five little bears Heard a loud roar One
ran away Then there were four!
Four little bears Climbing up a tree One
slid down Then there were three!
Three little bears Deciding what to do One
fell asleep Then there were two!
Two little bears Having lots of fun One
went home Then there was one!
One little bear Feeling all alone Ran to
his mother Then there were none!
Teddy
Bear, Teddy Bear
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, reach up high
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the sky,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, slap your knees,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, sit down please.
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