Bear Bread and Butter

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES:

VOCABULARY

• bear
• bread
• butter
• curds
• whey
• liquid
• solid
• sow (female bear)
• boar (male bear)
• cub (young bear)

MATH

• Compare and Contrast
• Using the bear bread dough balls:
• compare sizes
• sort the dough balls according to size; larger and smaller
  
  
• Use colorful Teddy Bear counters which can be sorted by various attributes: colors, size, etc. (You can also use multi-colored Teddy Grahams or Gummy Bears)

• Complete bear patterns
• Setup a pattern and have the child continue it:
• "red bear, blue bear; blue bear, red bear; ____ bear, blue bear"
  
  
• Graph colors
• Stack the bears by color
• Identify "more", "less" or "equal"
  
  
• Measure
• Lay the bears end to end against any item (spoon, recipestoreading recipe page, etc.)

• BEARS IN A CAVE 1 to 5 "Counting Number Recognition"
• Create paper bags labeled 1 to 5 (this is the bear's cave)
• Have child count out the appropriate number of bears so they can "hibernate" in the cave
  
  
• Spinner/Dice Counting
• Make a spinner or a numbered die
• Have the child count out the appropriate number of bears

SOCIAL STUDIES

• Discuss where different types of bears live
• EXAMPLE: Polar bears live in the Arctic

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

• While the bear bread is baking in the oven, you can sing this song with your child:
  "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn around" (have your child turn around)
  "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Touch the ground" (have your child touch the ground)
  "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Tie your shoe" (have your child bend down to her shoe)
  "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Read the news" (have your child pretend to read a paper)
  "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn out the light" (have your child pretend to flip a switch)
  "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Say goodnight" (have your child lay his head down on his hands)