{"id":15608,"date":"2020-01-30T14:46:25","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T22:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=15608"},"modified":"2020-01-30T18:28:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T02:28:14","slug":"bears-toddler-storytime-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2020\/bears-toddler-storytime-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears ~ Toddler Storytime"},"content":{"rendered":"

We read books about bears during Toddler Storytime this week.\u00a0 We met Ted E. Bear,\u00a0sang songs, had fun with action rhymes, shared a flannel game, story & song and watched a brief video.<\/p>\n

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We also learned that the word Bear begins with the letter B and we discovered a few other things that begin with the letter B:\u00a0 Bunny, Baby, Bird and Boy!<\/p>\n

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Books We Shared<\/h2>\n

Fun FACT:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The game Peek-a-boo is a an infant version of hide and seek. In the game, the older player hides his face, pops back into the baby’s view and says-to the baby’s amusement – Peekaboo! I see you! Since the infant does not have object permanence, meaning that in a literal way, the infant’s brain processes information such that out of sight means out of mind, when the older player covers his face, then the baby believes the player has gone away. The joy in seeing the face return comes from the relief that the separation ended. Turning the\u00a0anxiety\u00a0of separation into a game of joy is a form of mastery. In other words, instead of the baby crying when the adult leaves the room, the baby is now\u00a0laughing\u00a0because despite his fears, the adult has reappeared. Peek-a-boo is played over and over again. The repetition is comforting.\u00a0 Psychology Today\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In Kimberly Gee’s picture book, Mad, Mad Bear!<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>we meet a little bear who is pretty upset that he has to leave the park before everyone else!\u00a0 To make matters worse, he falls on the way home and gets an owie. He also has to leave his favorite boots and stick outside AND IT IS JUST TOO MUCH!\u00a0 Bear GETS SO MAD that he has a huge tantrum. Eventually though, he takes a breath, than another breath and then another until he finally calms down.\u00a0 After a bite to eat and a nap, he wakes up feeling much better. The toddlers in storytime were riveted by this story; could it be that they were relating to Bear’s overwhelming feelings?<\/p>\n

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In Bear & Hare, Where’s Bear?<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>by Emily Gravett we have two friends – Bear and a Hare – taking turns playing hide and seek.\u00a0 Things get scary when Bear can’t seem to find Hare and then Hare can’t seem to find Bear!\u00a0 They do find each other at the very end and hug it out!\u00a0 A great book to teach counting and anticipation.<\/p>\n

Children love to play hide and seek just like Bear and Hare in our story.\u00a0 Thought you might enjoy this cute clip of a little boy playing hid and seek with a baby gorilla!<\/p>\n