Going on a Bear Hunt

Introduction

Grade: Kindergarten

Curriculum: English Language Arts

Description: Are you ready to go on a bear hunt? You and your classmates are going on an adventure to North America! During your adventure, you will be on the lookout for brown bears. Make sure to gather all the information you have on these animals, because you are going to create a bear map.  

Author: Joyce Dyels

Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6 With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.

 

 

Task

Going on a Bear Hunt

  1. Watch the video "Going on a Bear Hunt." Or, read the book!
  2. Then, talk about the components of characters, feelings, settings, problems, and solutions with others or as a group.
  3. Talk about vocabulary within story (weather, ecology, action words, spatial concepts)
  4. Act out the story using movement activity and props setup.
  5. Now you're ready to create a map using any type of art materials/supplies. 
  6. Make sure to use the same locations from the story into your map. 
  7. Use other props you need to get into character and get ready to go on a bear hunt! 
  8. Share your bear map with the class.                                                                                            

Process

1. Watch Video https://video.link/w/fWrUb or read the book https://video.link/w/MWsUb 

2.  Discuss the story components of characters, feelings, settings, problems, and solutions with others. Talk about vocabulary within story. 

3.  Act out the story using movement activity and props setup.

4.  Explore art materials you can use to create a map. What materials can be used to recreate the locations in the story?

Be creative.  Use 3-5 different items. Examples Items

  • cardboard box

  •  Tissue box

  • Lunch bag

  • Construction paper

  • Glue

  • Sticks

  • Markers

  • Drawings

5.  Explore the drama area for additional props and/or outfits to wear 

  • Bear puppet

  • Hat

  • Boots

  • Backpack

  • Binoculars

6. Start creating your bear map!

7. Share and present! Tell us about your bear map. 

 

Evaluation

 

 

 

 Integrating 

Building 

Exploring 

 

Approaches to Learning

Participated in watching the video and acted out the story using movements and prompts. Or participated in reading the book along with movement and props.

With support, participated in watching the video or the story but did not act out the story with movement and props. 

Did not participate in watching the video, reading the book, or acting out the story with movements and props.

  

Visual Arts

Creativity created a bear map using a variety of 3-5 art materials and supplies. Added same locations from the story into the map

With support, created a bear map using 1-2 materials and other supplies . Added some locations from the story into the map

Did not use any materials or supplies and did not add the same locations from the story into the map. 

  

Language and Literacy Development

Showed understanding in answering “wh-“ questions, factual, inference, and prediction questions by  often answering correctly. Understand sequencing development of sentence structures with no errors. 

 

   

With support, showed some understanding in answering “wh-“ questions, factual, inference, and prediction questions by not always answering correctly. Understand sequencing

 development of sentence structures with some errors. 

Did not yet show understanding in answering “wh-“ questions, factual, inference, and prediction questions by not answering correctly. Not yet understand sequencing

 development of sentence structures.

  

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Conclusion

Yay! You did it! You retold the story and create your bear map! You learned about main characters and learned how to retell a story in the order it happened. You also got creative in dressing up, using props, and getting into character. 

Be ready to use all the cool things you learned. I’ll see you at our next adventure!

Congratulations on a job well done!

 

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Credits

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1

Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2

Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4

Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

Teacher Page

As a preschool teacher, i have used “Going on a Bear hunt” song and books many times in my classroom. It's a fun way to get students to learn about main events in the story and learn more about sequencing. Having students do a hands on activity related to the story and songs, is a great way to get young children engaged in learning.



This webquest seeks to direct students into learning about sequencing  and use their creativity skills to create a map. The children's story, 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt,' by Michael Rosen, helps students retell the story and also help with identity and understanding direction words. 

Email: jdyels@montereycoe.org