Lesson Plan Title: I Sing A Song By: Anita Mazzocchi

Date of Implementation: Thursday, February 19

th
, 2004
Age Range and number of Children: 14 children beteen the age o! "#" and $#"
Location description: %e ill &eet in our regular classroo& on the car'et at a grou'# I ill sit
on a child(sized chair and the children ill sit on the car'et in a circle# I! not all the children ha)e
returned 'er&ission to be audio ta'ed, I ill do this acti)ity in a s&all grou' setting#
Warm up:
- I ill 'ush record on &y cassette ta'e 'layer be!ore I begin#
- First I ill discuss hat a bear loo*s li*e, and then I ill sho a 'icture#
- I ill re'eat this ith 'ictures o! a ri)er, a !ield, a &ushroo& 'atch and a ca)e#
aterials:
- +assette Ta'e ,ecorder ith a blan* cassette
- -icture o! a bear, a ri)er, a !ield, a &ushroo& 'atch and a ca)e#
- Song +hart ith re&o)able ords and so&e blan* cards#
- .oo* / 0%e1re going on a bear hunt2 by Michael ,osen and 3elen 45enbury
Process:
- .egin once the children conce't hat a bear, a ri)er, a !ield and a &ushroo& 'atch loo* li*e#
- First, I ill then introduce the !our ta's, !our(cla' rhyth&#
- 4nce the children see& to ha)e the rhyth&, I ill sho the& actions !or 04h loo*2, a ri)er, a
!ield and a &ushroo& 'atch#
- I ill also e5'lain that hen e !ind the bear e ill go bac* through all the 'laces until e are
sa!e at ho&e#
- I ill then begin by singing each line and as*ing the& to re'eat until I get to the 04h loo*2 'art#
- Then a!ter the actions o! the bridge 6being the !irst obstacle7 I1ll re&ind the& to re'eat hat
I say 0%e1re going on a 82#
- 4nce e1)e sung the song !or the !irst ti&e, I ill introduce the song chart#
- I ill ha)e cards &ade u' o! these !our obstacles 6ri)er, !ield, &ushroo& 'atch, and a ca)e7
- A!ter e1)e sung the song once using the chart I ill 'roceed to the Follo 9' section#
!ollo" #p:
- I ill read the boo* to the& 0%e1re going on a bear hunt2 by Michael ,osen and 3elen 45enbury
- At the end o! the boo* I ill as* the& !or suggestions on hat other obstacles e could
encounter on bear hunts#
- I ill rite their suggestions on the blan* cards !or us to use in our song# I ill be sure to ha)e
e5tras so I can encourage the children to thin* o! other ideas and also so&e ne actions#
In the Classroom:
- I ill lea)e the song chart a)ailable !or the children to use along ith the cards and the boo*#
- The boo* ill be a)ailable !or the children to use#
- Also, 'ossibly in a !olloing ee* I ill i&'le&ent so&e ani&al 'ro's to encourage a sa!ari tri'
the dra&atic 'lay#
Going on a Bear Hunt
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$ong Lyrics: %e1re going on a .ear 3unt
+horus: :eader: %e1re going on a .ear 3unt 6'at *nees !our ti&es7
+hildren: %e1re going on a .ear 3unt 6cla' !our ti&es7
:eader: %e1re going to catch a big bear 6'at *nees !our ti&es7
+hildren: %e1re going to catch a big bear 6cla' !our ti&es7
:eader: I1& not Scared 6'at *nees !our ti&es7
+hildren: I1& not Scared 6cla' !our ti&es7
;)eryone: 4h, :oo*< It1s a ri)er<
6=erse7 +an1t go under it,
+hildren: +an1t go under it,
+an1t go around it,
+hildren: +an1t around it,
>ot to go through it# 6Ma*e sish sish sounds ith &outh7
+hildren: >ot to go through it# 6Ma*e sish sish sounds ith &outh7
,e'eat +horus
6A!ter singing the chorus, re'eat the )erse ith field by &a*ing Sish, sounds by
rubbing hands together#
Then re'eat chorus again and then sing the )erse ith a mushroom patch by
&a*ing 'o', 'o' sounds by loc*ing !ingers together and cla''ing hands#7
,e'eat +horus again#
;)eryone: 4h, :oo*< It1s a ca)e<
+an1t go under it,
+hildren: +an1t go under it,
+an1t go around it,
+hildren: +an1t around it,
>ot to go through it#
6Shh, Shh8## Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh<<<7
There1s a .;A, <<<
3urry< .ac* through the &ushroo& 'atch# 6Ma*e -o', 'o' sounds7
.ac* through the !ield# 6Ma*e sish sish sounds ith hands7
.ac* through the ri)er# 6Ma*e sish sish sounds ith &outh7
,un in the house and loc* the door# 6+la' loud to &a*e a bang sound7
%3;%< That as close<
Going on a Bear Hunt
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