Teddy Bear Activities

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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Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks.

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game.

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom.

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more.

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet.

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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