For our final week of pre-school this year we will have as our learning focus… Bears! Real bears, teddy bears, bear stories, bear rhymes, bear crafts and everything “beary” – there may even be some beary snacks appearing at snack time. The children are welcome to bring in teddies this week (other furry friends are also welcome!) as well as any favourite Teddy tales, games or other Teddy related things. So we hope you can “bear it” this week and join in the Teddy fun too.
At home together to support your child’s learning you could:
- Sing the song of The Teddy Bears Picnic together maybe role playing it as you do with some toy bears you have at home (we have attached the words below).
- Have a little teddy bears picnic at home, maybe letting your child help to make some of the food either real or playdough food.
- Read any teddy bear or bear stories that you have at home.
- Find out a few facts about real bears and chat to your child about this varied and interesting animal species.
- Make a simple memory or snap game with pairs of real bear pictures to help your child to find out about and learn the names of the different types of bears.
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
If you go down in the woods today
You’re sure of a big surprise
If you go down in the woods today
You’d better go in disguise!
For every bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain
Because today’s the day the
Teddy Bears have their picnic
Picnic time for Teddy Bears
The little Teddy Bears are having
A lovely time today
Watch them, catch them unawares
And see them picnic on their holiday
See them gaily gad about
They love to play and shout
They never have any cares
At six o’clock their Mommies and Daddies
Will take them home to bed
Because they’re tired little Teddy Bears
Every Teddy Bear who’s been good
Is sure of a treat today
There’s lots of marvelous things to eat
And wonderful games to play
Beneath the trees where nobody sees
They’ll hide and seek as long as they please
‘Cause that’s the way the
Teddy Bears have their picnic
Picnic time for Teddy Bears
The little Teddy Bears are having
A lovely time today
Watch them, catch them unawares
And see them picnic on their holiday
See them gaily gad about
They love to play and shout
They never have any cares
At six o’clock their Mommies and Daddies
Will take them home to bed
Because they’re tired little Teddy Bears
Because they’re tired little Teddy Bears.