As a toddler my oldest, Connor, loved Bill Martin Jr’s Baby Bear Baby Bear book. I can almost still hear him trying to say all the forest animals names in his little kid speech.
Now Maddi is following in his foootsteps with a love for Brown Bear Brown Bear. She reads it while I change her into her pajamas every single night.
And now that she’s trying to talk more, she turns each page and says “Brown Bear See?” It’s very cute.
This book is the perfect book for her to learn colors, animals and eventually be her first “reading” herself book.
Brown Bear Brown Bear Activities
I also just love Bill Martin Jr (check out my Chicka Chicka Book Boom activity) …I actually have a signed copy of Brown Bear Brown Bear somewhere (if the kids haven’t destroyed it)!
These activities are perfect for kids from 18 months up to beginning readers.
Printable Pages – DLTK-Teach.com has both color and black and white free printables of the characters in the book to help with retelling.
Tons of Activities – MakeLearningFun.com has dozens and dozens of activities! This is where I got the M & M Sorting game that Maddi is playing.
Early Learning Printables Pack – 1plus1plus1equals1.com has TONS of printable packs that you should definitely check out.
Color by Word Printable – LiveLoveLaughKindergarten.com has a free color word printable plus links to her Brown Bear Literacy unit on her Teachers Pay Teachers site.
Early Reading Activities – DoodleBugsTeaching.com has a lot of great ideas for print matching plus lots of free printables.
Color Word Cards – Doodlebugs also has a TPT store where she has some free Brown Bear downloads.
Be sure to find your own copy of these fun books by Bill Martin Jr by clicking the links below:
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do Your See?
Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do Your Hear?
Baby Bear Baby Bear What Do Your See?
Panda Bear Panda Bear What Do Your See?
And follow my Brown Bear Brown Bear board on Pinterest so you can always find the perfect activity to go with these amazing books.
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