Preschool Lesson Plan: Teddy Bear

Teddy Bears' Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy

Reading Center for Preschool Lesson Plan: Teddy Bears

Fill your preschool reading center not only with books about teddy bears, but also with stories about other stuffed animals. For example, The Velveteen Rabbit.

Snacks for Preschool Lesson Plan: Teddy Bears

Serve your preschool students Teddy Graham graham crackers at snack time.

Concepts for Preschool Lesson Plan: Teddy Bears

Letter: Tt for teddy bear
Number: 9 for the 9 letters in the words teddy bear
Shape: teddy bear
Color: brown

Fine Motor Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Teddy Bears

Play dough: Let your preschool students make teddy bear shapes from brown play dough.

Gross Motor Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Teddy Bears

Click here for the words to the activity Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around.

Art Center Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Teddy Bears

Click here for a fantastic picture of two teddy bear friends that your preschool students can color or paint with watercolors.

Songs/Finger Plays for Preschool Lesson Plan: Teddy Bears

You will find several teddy bear rhymes at this link.

Pre-math Center Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Teddy Bears

Set out the letters t-e-d-d-y-b-e-a-r that you have previously cut from felt or laminated construction paper. Put out an example of the words teddy bear for your students to use as a guide. Have them set out the letters, properly spelling the words teddy bear. Instruct your preschool students to count the number of letters in the words teddy bear. Now have your preschool students count out 9 teddy bear shapes to set beneath the 9 lettered word.

Pre-writing Center Activities for Preschool Lesson Plan: Teddy Bears

For younger students, provide sheets of paper with the letters T and B lightly printed on them. Have the children trace the letters. Do the same with the number 9.

For older students, provide an example of the letters T and B and the number 9. Have the students practice writing the letters and number freehand.

Write the words teddy bear on your preschool classroom's white erase board. Let your students copy the words teddy bear on the white board with brown dry erase markers.