The Bear Hunt Analysis
Activity 1
Title: The Bear Hunt
Age Group: 4- and 5-year-olds Number of participants: up to 10
Goals:
Teaching children to follow the instructions in the song; developing various physical skills, such as tiptoeing, tapping legs in a rhythm, shading eyes, etc. Children would also learn to perform the motions at different speeds, as the song goes backwards in the second half and is sung twice faster.
Materials needed:
Ample outdoor space, such as playground.
Method:
The teacher recites the Going on a Bear Hunt song (either by singing it or just rhythmically reading, depending on a teacher’s singing abilities).
The children are instructed to follow the lyrics of the song.
Going on a Bear Hunt (tap legs in walking rhythm)
Gonna catch a big …show more content…
Reflections:
Even though a little messy (with the children bumping into each other trying to “swim” and tiptoe, this is an engaging activity to perform with absolutely minimal supplies required for it as all we need is some space where we are allowed to be reasonably loud. Children tried their best to perform the tasks from the song, every once in a while someone would stumble or fall, which brought laughter and sometimes caused the distraction, which was easily handled by reminding the children that we are still on a bear hunt, and we need to get where we are going.
Activity 2
Title: Build a Friend
Age Group: 4- and 5-year-olds Number of participants: up to 10
Goals:
To promote making friends among children using similar interests symbolized by the paper dolls and the colors, clothes, and accessories used to “build a friend.”
Materials needed:
Paper doll and clothes/accessories printout.
Source: https://www.teachervision.com/tv/printables/TCR/1557342741_9-11.pdf
Scissors, crayons (or any other coloring tools, such as markers, glitter glue, colored pens), glue
Title: The Bear Hunt
Age Group: 4- and 5-year-olds Number of participants: up to 10
Goals:
Teaching children to follow the instructions in the song; developing various physical skills, such as tiptoeing, tapping legs in a rhythm, shading eyes, etc. Children would also learn to perform the motions at different speeds, as the song goes backwards in the second half and is sung twice faster.
Materials needed:
Ample outdoor space, such as playground.
Method:
The teacher recites the Going on a Bear Hunt song (either by singing it or just rhythmically reading, depending on a teacher’s singing abilities).
The children are instructed to follow the lyrics of the song.
Going on a Bear Hunt (tap legs in walking rhythm)
Gonna catch a big …show more content…
Reflections:
Even though a little messy (with the children bumping into each other trying to “swim” and tiptoe, this is an engaging activity to perform with absolutely minimal supplies required for it as all we need is some space where we are allowed to be reasonably loud. Children tried their best to perform the tasks from the song, every once in a while someone would stumble or fall, which brought laughter and sometimes caused the distraction, which was easily handled by reminding the children that we are still on a bear hunt, and we need to get where we are going.
Activity 2
Title: Build a Friend
Age Group: 4- and 5-year-olds Number of participants: up to 10
Goals:
To promote making friends among children using similar interests symbolized by the paper dolls and the colors, clothes, and accessories used to “build a friend.”
Materials needed:
Paper doll and clothes/accessories printout.
Source: https://www.teachervision.com/tv/printables/TCR/1557342741_9-11.pdf
Scissors, crayons (or any other coloring tools, such as markers, glitter glue, colored pens), glue