Teddy Bear Activities – Lesson Plans

July 10 is apparently Teddy Bear’s Picnic Day, but we love teddy bears all year long. Whether the bears are having lunch or we’re going on a bear hunt, there are lots of fun bear activities to do with kids in a classroom or at home.

If you’re planning a teddy bear day with a group, you can send invitations to the bears (aka remind parents to send the bears to school). Pencils to Pigtails has invites that include a teddy bear sleepover at school if that’s something you’d like to do). Her post also includes an about the bear worksheet, activity ideas, snacks and ideas for the “sleepover.”

Mrs. Plemon’s Kindergarten has a whole week of bear activities for you to choose from (mostly using Eric Carle books). These daily planners include a book to read, an art project, a snack, gross motor activity and a sensory bin. So fun!

Ms. Stephanie’s Preschool has another rundown of a full teddy bear day done at school, which could also be done with kiddos at home. It includes measuring the bears, drawing, a lacing activity and book ideas for your special day.

Make your bear day a day of messy fun with these sensory boxes and other ideas from Fun a Day. Or use supplies you already have at home or in the classroom to make teddy bear races. This idea is from Best Toys 4 Toddlers.

Here are some teddy bear activity printables and other ideas to make your own teddy bear day or week at school or at home:

Tea Time Monkeys: Teddy Bear Ears Craft
3 Boys and a Dog: Teddy Bear Cutting Practice Sheets
Mama’s Learning Corner: 8-page printable packet including a maze, dot to dot, writing activities, a puzzle and more
Simply Kinder: Teddy Bear STEAM Projects
Crystal and Comp: Bear Hunt Tracing Printables
Homeschool Share: teddy bear printables including find the letter, alphabet cut and paste, repeating patterns and more

Pretend Play: Teddy Bear Picnic

Printable Bear Counter Pattern Strips

20 Going on Bear Hunt Crafts & Activities

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Polar Bear Learning Activites

I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

[Photo: Mrs. Merry]

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