This Jesse Bear Book Unit is part of the very excellent Before Five in a Row (B4FIAR) curriculum.  FIAR is a lovely gentle curriculum, where you read a book five days in a row and use the book as a spring-board for many educational opportunities.  Before FIAR is for 2-4 year olds and so is pitched at A3’s age.  Jesse Bear is our first book. 

Jesse Bear Book Unit: Lap Book Activity

I pulled together lots of lap book activities from the FIAR digitals to freebies from Home School Share:

I photocopied the book cover and pasted it on top of the lap book cover:

And the inside:

Jesse Bear Book Unit: Art Activities

We made some paper plate bear masks:

And grew some cress in a bear shape:

And coloured in some bears clothes to use to dress up our bear:

Jesse Bear: Tray Activities

I also went through all our bits for bear related activities.  We had a surprising number!  From matching buttons, a wooden bear family puzzle, a chunky bear puzzle, and a threading activity.  Also, some magnetic shapes to create her own bears, a snuggly bear and a dressing bear especially for learning to use zips, buttons, toggles, belts and velcro:

Our own little bear completing her tray activities:

Maths Activities

We did some sorting of gummy bears into their different colours.  We graphed them on a simple graph, and then very much enjoyed eating them!

Abigail did some colour matching with a button activity.  Next, she did some simple addition using linking bears.  And finally, she did some threading/sewing:

Snacks

We attempted to create some bear pancakes 😁

Our first ever row was a huge success and Abigail enjoyed every single moment of it!

Further Studies with Five in a Row