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Brown Bear, Brown Bear

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners complete a variety of activities related to the book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear." They role-play the animals from the story, read about the book's author Bill Martin, Jr. on his website, discuss the rhythm of the story, and create...
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners read the story Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and read companion poems, make a bear book, blend sounds, and more. For this guided reading lesson plan, students take 5 days to read the book.  
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Brown Bear Phonics

For Teachers K
Students listen to Brown Bear, Brown Bear and imitate the style of Eric Carle in writing a sentence.  For this writing lesson, students use the beginning and ending sounds of words to write an Eric Carle type sentence. ...
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Class Bear Book

For Teachers K
Students use the story, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" to explore the concept of color, name writing, and text sequencing. A personal page is created for the class Big Bear Book.
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

For Teachers K
Students communicate and express ideas through drawings that represent the stated ideas. They use a pattern book after listening to the story, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?"
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Art Smart

For Teachers 1st
First graders create artwork to explore how colors can show emotions.
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Making Cents of the Senses

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore sight and hearing. In this senses lesson, students read Brown Bear Brown Bear, discuss how eyes are used for sight, and chart the eye color of the students in the class. Students discuss how hearing is important, take a...
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Colors, Colors What Do You See?

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners study their colors by reading a book Brown, Bear, Brown Bear and take pictures of colors. In this color recognition lesson plan, students read the book and sing a song about colors. Learners then take pictures of various colors...
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Kindergarten-sight Words Fall Colors

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen to the poem Fall Colors and find their favorite Fall color.  In this Fall color lesson, students recognize the Fall color words.  Students make leaf prints with their favorite colors. Students talk about their...
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Animal Hide and Seek

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine how animals use their colors to their advantage. They read the book, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?," participate in a toothpick camouflaging demonstration, explore the Camouflage Field Book website,...
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Safari Sentence Scramble

For Teachers K
Students use real life experiences for writing. In this identifying details lesson, students use information such as colors, numbers, sizes, shapes and locations to write sentences about the zoo. Students position the words from...
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Bears/Hibernation

For Teachers K
Students study the hibernation process of bears through the making of a bear's cave.
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Jack O' Lantern, Jack O' Lantern

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the story, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear." students listen to a poem, "Jack O' Lantern, Jack O' Lantern," and take turns retelling it. They draw the poem in correct sequence on paper to retell it.
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A Beary Good Beginning

For Teachers K
Students complete first day of school activities. Through instructor modeling and demonstration, they become acquainted with the rules and procedures for the classroom and school. Students create a book of their first day experience.
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I SPY Art from A to Z

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars explore the Alphabet and acquire basic English vocabulary through the exploration of art. They find the alphabet in a variety of visual art images the teacher provides for them. Students count, sort and categorize Alphabet...
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom ABC Prints

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students practice the alphabet. For this ABC lesson, students read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and identify the letters of the alphabet in the story. Students then make ABC prints using sponges.
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ABC's of the Louisiana Purchase

For Teachers K - 12th
Students investigate the Louisiana Purchase by reviewing the ABC's of the purchase. Each letter of the alphabet is accompanied by information pertaining to the event. They participate in a variety of activities to reinforce the concepts...