When Will it be Spring? - Catherine Walters

Hibernation Song

(Sung to the tune of "Allueta")

Hibernation

Time for hibernation

Hibernation

Time to go to sleep

That's the way that bears behave

Sleeping in a dark, dark cave

Bear's behave

Dark, dark cave

Oh.....

Hibernation, time for hibernation

Hibernation, time to go to sleep.

Time for Sleeping

(Sung to the tune of "Sing a Song of Sixpence")

Now it's time for sleeping

The bears go in their caves

Keeping warm and cozy

Time for lazy days

When the snow is gone and 

The sun comes out to play

The bears will wake up from their sleep

And then go on their way.

Bear Hunt

(Start tapping legs one at a time with the children.)  Chant "We're going on a bear hunt." (Children Repeat) "We're going to catch a big one." (Children Repeat) "I'm not scared." (Children Repeat) "Cause I've got my flashlight" (Pretend to hold up a flashlight into the air)(Children Repeat) "Do you see what I see?" (Shade your eyes with your hand) (Children Repeat) "It's a tall, tall tree." (Children Repeat) "Can't go over it." (Children Repeat) "Can't go under it." (Children Repeat) "Can't go through it." (Children Repeat) "We'll have to climb it." (Children Repeat) (pretend to climb up a tree and come back down.)

Start over again going through as many obstacles as you can. i.e. tall grass (rub hands together), river (pretend to put bathing suit on and swim), mud (walk slow), mountain.  You finally come to the cave.  Make it as scary as you like.  Whisper.  Walk slow.  Turn on your flashlight if you're scared.  Pretend to see the bear and scream (I brought my teddy bear, and through it into the middle at this point, it was great for effect.) and run (tap legs very quickly) backward through the mud river and tall grass back to your home where you can lock the door!  My best advice is to really throw yourself into the fun and try to make it somewhat real.

Web Links

http://www.geocities.com/~chicky-ma-ma/teddy.html

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/bears.htm

http://www.nature-net.com/bears/gallery.html

http://atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/DancingBears.shtml