As a preschool teacher or a parent, you know that reading is essential for language development in preschoolers. And while reading to preschoolers is an excellent place to start, it is just the beginning.
To further help young kids engage in reading it is important to include learning activities that check for understanding. However, while checking for understanding is an important part of literacy development it can sometimes be overwhelming to prepare comprehension activities for preschoolers. That is why we are here!
We choose fun and educational books that preschoolers will enjoy and combine them with engaging learning activities that are developmentally appropriate. Just like in our Bear Snores On Read Aloud.
Bear Snores On for PreK
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson is a wonderful children’s book for preschoolers. While Bear is hibernating in his cave during winter several other animals join him during a winter storm. However, unlike Bear that is snoring away, the other animals are wide awake.
Students will be engaged in the events of the story as they meet new characters like Mouse and Hare and Gopher and Mole. Moreover, they will be curious about when Bear will wake up and what will happen when he does.
The curiosity built while reading the book is perfect for preparing students for the read aloud activities that follow.
Bear Snores On Activities
The read aloud packet for Bear Snores On includes several activities. These activities provide students with several opportunities to engage with the book in different ways.
In addition, these activities are spread out over several days. Therefore, you have ready-to-teach activities for an entire week of lessons! Moreover, we have provided detailed lesson plans for each day to help guide you through the process.
Take a peek at this preview to see how each daily lesson plan is organized.
As you can see, each day is divided into sections. To begin with, you will read aloud or revisit the text (depending on the day). Then, you will ask students comprehension questions. After, students will participate in a whole group response to text activity.
Curious about what types of comprehension questions and whole-group responses to text activities we have included? Take a look below!
Bear Snores On Comprehension Questions for PreK
Each daily lesson includes comprehension questions to help students demonstrate their understanding of the text. These questions vary from pre-reading questions to Craft and Structure, to Words and Illustrations.
Here are a few of these types of questions you will find in our Bear Snores On Read Aloud:
- Before Reading Question: What is the title of the book?
- Craft and Structure Question: Why does the author use different sizes of print?
Words and Illustrations: What do the illustrations tell us about the setting?
Bear Snores On Whole Group Activities
After reading the book and answering the comprehension questions, there are additional whole-group response-to-text activities to explore. Below are some of the activities we have included.
- A sequence of events activity that asks students to organize the animals that come into Bear’s lair, in the order they arrive.
- A Who? And What? matching activity that has students match characters in the story with the events connected to them.
- A cause & effect feelings activity where students match how Bear is feeling with the reason behind the feeling.
- Sequencing activity to help students order events in the text from the beginning to middle to end.
Vocabulary activity with words in context, like snore, lair, slumber, and blubbers
Quiz for Bear Snores On
Yes, even preschoolers can benefit from an end-of-unit quiz. Therefore, we have provided an age-appropriate quiz at the end of the read aloud learning activities.
This quiz not only helps you to assess students but also introduces students to the idea of a quiz. This is important because it helps students understand the learning concepts they will encounter when they reach elementary school.
Bear Snores On Craft
While a quiz is a formal assessment that is important to include it is not the only way to end a read aloud unit. There is still space for students to explore the book in a creative way. Therefore, we have provided a fun craft for Bear Snores On. In addition, you will find retelling puppets.
The retelling puppets are an excellent way to help students verbally demonstrate their understanding. This is a helpful strategy for young kids since they are not able to write as much.
In addition to the puppets, the craftivity engages students in creative learning. Moreover, it provides a tangible activity that they can then take home to share what they learned.
Hibernation Activities for PreK
Beyond reading Bear Snores On there are several activities you can use with your students to teach them about hibernation. In fact, we have put together a Hibernation Bundle exactly for that purpose!
This bundle includes 5 hibernation-themed activities specifically for preschoolers. One of the five resources is our Bear Snores On read aloud. Therefore, if you know you want to teach this book and more about hibernation, consider getting the whole bundle.
Check out everything you will get:
- Hibernation Math and Literacy Centers
- Exploration Station for Hibernation
- HIbernation STEM for Prek
- Hibernation Themed Circle Time
- Bear Snores On read aloud
Like the read aloud, each of these activities can also be purchased individually. So, if you only want to do the read aloud and one other hibernation activity you can pick and choose your favorites.
Whether you go all in on a full hibernation unit or stick with just a read aloud, your students will love engaging in this topic by reading about Bear and his forest friends!
