Lesson Plan

Corduroy Extension Activities

  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

About this book

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.2
Lexile Measure: 600L
Guided Reading Level: K
Age: Age 6, Age 7, Age 5
Genre: Classics, Series, Fantasy
Subject: Play, Games, Toys, Friends and Friendship

A Bushel of Bears

MATERIALS

  • Old stuffed animals
  • Ropes
  • Tape measures
  • Pan balance
  • Magnifiers
  • Paper
  • Pencils
  • Crayons or markers

Invite children to bring old teddy bears or other stuffed animals to school. Children can categorize their bears by color, length, weight, age, or some other category.

  • Invite children to set up their own teddy bear store, encouraging them to display the bears in a variety of ways. Provide paper for price tags, signs, or bear names. Children can also count the number of bears collected, and display the total for everyone to see.
  • Use the bears for counting eyes, legs, arms, and for any teddy bear games.

Observation: What are children's favorite ways to display the bears?

  • Subjects:
    Bears, Body Parts, Early Math, Sharing and Taking Turns, Sorting
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