Unit Plan

Unit Plan: A Beary Good Beginning

Tie in a fun and memorable bear theme when introducing your students to the classroom rules using this unit's three lessons.

By  Jan Tankey
  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

Overview

Children learn best by building upon things they know. With this in mind, students will use something familiar to them, bears, to learn classroom rules and procedures as well as to develop writing and counting skills.

 

Objective

Students will:

  1. Learn rules and procedures for the classroom and school.
  2. Acquire the early literacy skills of identifying the parts of a book including the front and back cover, title, author, illustrator, as well as one- to-one correspondence and tracking.
  3. Become familiar with an illustrated story through listening.
  4. Learn their basic colors.
  5. Count with gummy bears.

Lesson Plans for this Unit

Culminating Activity

Students will have a picnic celebrating what they’ve learned. They will bring their teddy bears to school and read the book, The Teddy Bear Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy.

 

Supporting Books

Books for Teaching With Bears

  • Part of Collection:
    Welcome Back!
  • Subjects:
    Bears, Discovery and Learning, Classroom Management, Literary Devices, Listening Comprehension, Manipulatives, Real-World Math, Colors, Early Math, Early Reading, Early Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
  • Skills:
    Development of Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension
  • Duration:
    4 Weeks
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