I think many of you have gone on a COOL
BEAR HUNT with me, but someone at a recent workshop asked if I would post some
of the skills children learn as they sing this song and have fun.
1.
They are developing oral language skills.
2.
They are developing auditory memory skills.
3.
They are learning positional words.
4.
They are learning a sequence and pattern.
5.
They are oxygenating the brain and crossing the midline.
6.
They are developing social skills.
7.
They are using their imaginations.
!!!! I think I see some Common Cores State
Standards!!!
As a follow up let children make a story
map of the song. Where did you
start? Then where did you go….? Give children a teddy graham to retell
the story.
Cool Bear Hunt
(Silly Songs CD)
Chorus: We’re
going on a bear hunt. (Slap
thighs.)
We’re
going to catch a big one, (Spread
hands far apart.)
With
big green eyes, (Make circles by
your eyes.)
And
a fuzzy little tail. (Put hands on
back and wiggle.)
Look over
there. (Point index fingers.)
It’s a candy
factory.
Can’t go over
it. (Raise your arms up.)
Can’t go under
it. (Put your hands down by the
floor.)
Can’t go around
it. (Make arms in a circle.)
Guess we’ll go
through it. (Pretend to stuff
candy in your mouth.)
Yum, yum, yum,
yummmm. (Pat your tummy.)
Chorus
Look over there.
It’s a peanut
butter river… (Pretend to
swim with arms.)
Look over
there. (Wiggle all over.)
It’s a Jell-o
swamp…
Look over
there.
It’s a cave…
It’s cold in
here. (Shiver.)
I see two big
green eyes,
And a fuzzy little
tail.
It’s a bear!
Go through the
Jell-o swamp. (Wiggle.)
Swim across the
peanut butter river. (Swim arms.)
Go through the
candy factory. (Pretend to
eat candy.)
Run home. (Run in place.)
Open the
door. Shut the door. (Pretend to open and shut a door.)
We went on a bear
hunt,
And we weren’t
afraid! (Put thumbs in chest as if
boasting.)