Use a word like ‘cold’ and write it at the top of a t-chart. Synonyms and Antonyms After all vocabulary words are explained, students will list words that mean the same and words that mean the opposite of vocabulary words listed. Ask them to pick out the nouns in the sentences. Students will write the sentences and read them to each other. For variety, ask students to trade their cards with another student without offering an explanation of the pictures. Next, students will use the three noun pictures to write a simple sentence. Students will then practice using nouns by drawing a picture of a person, a place, and a thing on three separate index cards. Parts of Speech Practice Pre-teach this activity by providing a definition of a noun. Ask students to browse through the list of vocabulary to identify consonant blends, such as ch, sh, and th, and practice pronouncing the words and the blend sounds_._ Know Your Alphabet After writing the selected vocabulary on sentence strips, have students place the words in alphabetical orderĪccording to the first and second letters in the words.īlending Letters Type the vocabulary words on a sheet of paper. “Little Bear’s Wish” asleep, wishing, cloud, Viking, along, tunnel, China, chopsticks, castle, princess, story, sleep Activities for Using Vocabulary

“Little Bear Goes to the Moon” space, helmet, moon, asked, fly, bird, maybe, feathers, wings, sky, high, climbed, jumped, tumbled, house, lunch, fooling “Birthday Soup” birthday, soup, friends, carrots, potatoes, water, tomatoes, peas, black, cook, wait, shut, beautiful, surprise, never “What Will Little Bear Wear?” mother, cold, snow, something, made, have, wear, head, hat, play, coat, again, pants Pick and choose the vocabulary you will share with your kindergarten or first-grade students from each of the four Little Bear stories to use in activities before and after reading. The following activities for Little Bear are flexible enough for you to select according to your classroom needs. It consists of four short stories about the main character, Little Bear. Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik is an early reader book for kindergarten or first grade readers.

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