The children were invited to draw and frame a portrait of their bears as a very nice way to celebrate the first day of spring with their bears…
The portrait center was open all throughout the morning so the children could stop by anytime to draw a portrait (no appointment was necessary)…
After drawing the bear, the children could add a beautiful handcrafted construction paper frame to their drawing…
Drawing a bear portrait gave the children a chance to really look their bears over and talk about what they liked best about their bears…
Not everyone chose to draw a portrait for their bear but for those who did, the portraits were of such high artistic quality that they needed hung up in the bear art gallery…
I think it is about time to wrap up my story about our Bear Wake Up Party so let me leave you with a few more highlights of how the children chose to spend their time with the bears. Some of the children chose to read our class book with their bears…
Some of the children wanted to read their journals to their bears…
Most of the bears took time to eat a big breakfast of pancakes at the feeding station…
And the children enjoyed a special treat during snack to celebrate spring and for taking such good care of their bears…
Only some of the children chose to take their bears outside for play…
But all of the children took time to play with their bears in some way because as we all know, every good bear learns best through play…
And because our students are incredible bear keepers, every bear received lots of hugs and attention all throughout the day…
Now that our bear checklists were completed, the bears are ready to go to their new home with the children and hopefully sleep in a soft, cozy, warm bed for the night…
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Links to Grow On
Wake up Bear by Teach Preschool
Tucking our bears in for a long winter’s nap by Teach Preschool
A Healthy Bear is a Happy Bear by Teach Preschool
Bears need exercise too! By Teach Preschool
Time to Hibernate by Teach Preschool