Jesse Bear

Hudson and I have been loosely doing Before Five in a Row again.  I love the idea of reading a book for five days in a row, discussing it over and over, and adding a few activities in the mix.  My favorite part is that I can do as much or as little as I want.

This past week we read "Jesse Bear,What Will you Wear?"  This is a very simple book that introduces themes such as daily routines, times of day, and a clean room.

Homeschool Creations has tons of print outs that go along with BFIAR.  Hudson just isn't a fan of worksheets, so we skip those. I usually find tons of ideas on Pinterest.

Here are some things we did:

We played with our wooden dress up bears.  We discussed moods, seasons, and times of the day.

When Huds was tiny, I attended a busy bag swap.  One of the activities was felt clothes, a clothesline, and clothespins.  This was a perfect activity for this week!

We also had a Jesse Bear breakfast and lunch!

Carrots, peas, celery, apple, pear, and rice, and milk. All of Jesse Bear's lunch!

A pitiful bear pancake.

Jesse Bear plays outside in the morning and afternoon.  He plays in the sandbox, attempts to catch a butterfly, and swings.  We made sand out of cornstarch and water, made a butterfly for a craft, and played on our swing.  Easy peasy!

The cornstarch activity was Clara's favorite!

Other than that, we read the book over and over.  We did an easy bear plate craft, and we colored pictures of little bear in his red shirt and blue shorts.  We also counted and sorted with our counting bears. Along with Jesse Bear, we read other books about bears including  Mooncake, Little Bear, Corduroy, and Happy Birthday, Moon.  It was a very simple and rewarding week.