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Books We Shared<\/h4>\n
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Our first story,\u00a0Bear’s Big Breakfast<\/a> by Lynn Rowe Reed and illustrated by Brett Helquist, is a fun, alliterative romp through the forest where Bear is hungry for something beginning with “B.” The bunny, bat, bee, bluebird and boa constrictor are all eager to help him find a better meal than them!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our second book, Bear Cubs<\/a> by Anne Wendorff, was the perfect nonfiction introduction to how a bear spends its first several weeks as a blind cub before it grows into the fearsome creature we know and love! Just enough text to make this book good for sharing with preschoolers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our third book, That’s (Not) Mine<\/a> by Anna Kang and illustrated by Christopher Weyant, was about two bears who are having trouble sharing a chair. The law that “I’m sitting in it, so it’s mine,” isn’t working out so well for them, and they just keep arguing. (Sound like any of your kids?)<\/p>\n Goldilocks and the Three Bears<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I told this folktale with flannel pieces and I asked the kids to hold up a hand whenever I said an opposite. So when we said, “The porridge in the big bowl was too hot<\/em>,” we held up one hand. When we said “The porridge in the medium-sized bowl was too cold<\/em>,” we held up our other hand. And when we said, “The porridge in the smallest bowl was just right<\/em>,” we clapped our hands together!<\/p>\n You can read a retelling of this story at http:\/\/www.hellokids.com\/c_27878\/reading-learning\/stories-for-children\/classic-stories-for-children\/goldilocks-and-the-three-bears<\/a>. There are a lot of great book versions of this fable, interpreted by different authors and illustrators. You can view them here in our online catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our film story,\u00a0based on the book Happy Birthday Moon<\/a> by Frank Asch, is a sweet story about a little bear who thinks he is talking with the moon when he hears his voice echoed to him. His simple but generous heart motivates him to seek out a hat for the moon’s birthday, and also to apologize to the moon for losing the hat it gave him for his birthday.<\/p>\n The following two songs we sang with jingle bells, shaker eggs, drums and other percussion instruments!<\/p>\n Pease Porridge Hot<\/span><\/p>\n Pease porridge hot Some like it hot This Little Bear<\/span> This little bear, she played one This little bear, he played two This little bear, she played three This little bear, he played four We’re Going on a Bear Hunt<\/span> We’re going on a bear hunt We’re going on a bear hunt What’s that? Quick, out of the cave! Tiptoe, tiptoe… Back to our house. Open the door, WE’RE NEVER GOING ON A BEAR HUNT AGAIN.<\/p>\n The Other Day I Saw a Bear<\/span><\/p>\n We also sang this call-and-response song. The verses are call-and-response style at first, then they go into unison.<\/p>\n The other day (The other day) The other day I saw a bear He looked at me (He looked at me) He looked at me, I looked at him He said to me (He said to me) He said to me “Why don’t you run? And so I ran (And so I ran) And so I ran away from there Ahead of me (Ahead of me) Ahead of me I saw a tree The lowest branch (The lowest branch) The lowest branch was ten feet up. And so I jumped (And so I jumped) And so I jumped into the air Now don’t you fret (Now don’t you fret) Now don’t you fret and don’t you frown That’s all there is. (That’s all there is.) That’s all there is. There is no more I love to sing and dance to music.\u00a0 Here’s the song and CD recording that we sang as our opening song for today’s storytime.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a> Clap everybody and say hello, (clap hands)<\/em> Stamp everybody and say hello, (stomp feet)<\/em> Wiggle everybody and say hello, (wiggle)<\/em> Jump everybody and say hello, (jump)<\/em> Sing everybody and say hello, (wave hi)<\/em> <\/p>\n Want more stories about bears?\u00a0 Check these out\u00a0at your Pasadena Public Library branch:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I recently saw a live bear in the wild, while on a hike up at Lassen Volcanic National Park. It was scary! You have to be very careful and keep your distance from bears in the wild. 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\nFlannel Board Story<\/h4>\n
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\nVideo We Shared<\/h4>\n
\nSongs and Rhymes We Shared Without Music<\/h4>\n
\nPease porridge cold
\nPease porridge in the pot
\nNine days old<\/p>\n
\nSome like it cold
\nSome like it in the pot
\nNine days old<\/p>\n
\n(Tune: “This Old Man”)<\/em><\/p>\n
\nShe played knick knack on her drum
\nWith a knick knack paddy whack
\nGive a dog a bone
\nThis little bear came rolling home<\/p>\n
\nHe played jingle bells on my shoe
\nWith a jingle jangle
\nGive a dog a bone
\nThis little bear came rolling home<\/p>\n
\nShe played shaker eggs on my knee
\nWith a shake shake, shakey shake
\nGive a dog a bone
\nThis little bear came rolling home<\/p>\n
\nHe played tap tap on the floor
\nWith a tap tap tappy tap
\nGive a dog a bone
\nThis little bear came rolling home<\/p>\n
\n(much abbreviated from the book by Michael Rosen<\/a>)<\/em>
\n(pat knees to the beat)
\nWe’re going on a bear hunt
\nWe’re going to catch a big one
\nI’m not scared!
\nWhat’s up ahead?
\n…Grass.
\nLong, wavy grass.
\nWe can’t go over it
\nWe can’t go under it
\nOh, no.
\nWe have to go THROUGH it.
\nswishy, swashy… (rub hands together)<\/p>\n
\nWe’re going to catch a big one
\nI’m not scared!
\nWhat’s up ahead?
\n…Mud.
\nThick, oozy mud.
\nWe can’t go over it
\nWe can’t go under it
\nOh, no.
\nWe have to go THROUGH it.
\nsquelch, squerch… (stomp feet)<\/p>\n
\nWe’re going to catch a big one
\nI’m not scared!
\nWhat’s up ahead?
\n…A cave.
\nA dark, scary cave.
\nWe can’t go over it
\nWe can’t go under it
\nOh, no.
\nWe have to go THROUGH it.
\ntiptoe, tiptoe… <\/p>\n
\nTwo bright eyes,
\nTwo furry ears,
\nOne big nose…
\nIt’s a BEAR!<\/p>\n
\nBack through the mud! Squelch, squerch…
\nBack through the grass! Swishy, swashy…<\/p>\n
\nRun up the stairs–
\nOh, no! We forgot to shut the door!
\nRun back down the stairs…
\nShut the door (creeeaak)
\nBack upstairs!
\nInto the bedroom!
\nUnder the covers!<\/p>\n
\nI saw a bear (I saw a bear)
\nA great big bear (A great big bear)
\nAway up there (Away up there)<\/p>\n
\nA great big bear away up there<\/p>\n
\nI looked at him (I looked at him)
\nHe sized up me (He sized up me)
\nI sized up him (I sized up him)<\/p>\n
\nHe sized up me, I sized up him<\/p>\n
\n“Why don’t you run? (“Why don’t you run?)
\nI see you ain’t (I see you ain’t)
\ngot any gun.” (got any gun.”)<\/p>\n
\nI see you ain’t got any gun.”<\/p>\n
\naway from there (away from there)
\nbut right behind (but right behind)
\nme was that bear! (me was that bear!)<\/p>\n
\nbut right behind me was that bear!<\/p>\n
\nI saw a tree (I saw a tree)
\nA great big tree (A great big tree)
\nOh lucky me! (Oh lucky me!)<\/p>\n
\nA great big tree Oh lucky me!<\/p>\n
\nwas ten feet up. (was ten feet up.)
\nI had to jump (I had to jump)
\nand trust my luck! (and trust my luck!)<\/p>\n
\nI had to jump and trust my luck!<\/p>\n
\ninto the air (into the air)
\nBut I missed that branch (But I missed that branch)
\naway up there. (away up there.)<\/p>\n
\nBut I missed that branch away up there.<\/p>\n
\nand don’t you frown (and don’t you frown)
\ncuz I caught that branch (cuz I caught that branch)
\non my way down! (on my way down!)<\/p>\n
\ncuz I caught that branch on my way down!<\/p>\n
\nThere is no more (There is no more)
\nuntil I meet (until I meet)
\nthat bear once more. (that bear once more.)<\/p>\n
\nuntil I meet that bear once more.<\/p>\n
\nMusic from CDs We Shared<\/h4>\n
\n\u201cClap Everybody and Say Hello\u201d from Sally Go Round the Sun by Kathy Reid-Naiman<\/a><\/p>\n
\nClap everybody and say hello,
\nClap everybody and say hello,
\nNo matter what the weather.<\/p>\n
\nStamp everybody and say hello,
\nStamp everybody and say hello,
\nNo matter what the weather.<\/p>\n
\nWiggle everybody and say hello,
\nWiggle everybody and say hello,
\nNo matter what the weather.<\/p>\n
\nJump everybody and say hello,
\nJump everybody and say hello,
\nNo matter what the weather.<\/p>\n
\nSing everybody and say hello,
\nSing everybody and say hello,
\nNo matter what the weather.<\/p>\n
\nContinue the Fun<\/h4>\n