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I added Bear Snores On to my library a couple of months ago…I’m not sure how I didn’t already own it. So you know whats next….a packet of awesome activities to go with it! I did a book companion over winter break and added it to my TPT store, but am just now getting the chance to sit down and blog about it. You should see my To DO list. It’s cray.
This packet is gonna look similar to the other Bear book companions I have done. If it ain’t broke…
- I did make the 9 character cards slightly bigger for this one. You can use these for describing, compare/contrast, categorizing, retell, etc.
- 32 Rhyming Cards, plus blank cards so you and your students can come up with your own rhyming pairs!
- 19 Level 1 Comprehension Cards that include two answer choices paired with a picture, which is perfect for your lower level students.
- 23 Level 2 Comprehension Cards, plus blank cards.
- 11 cards to sequence the story with. I love using this as a group activity and letting the kids work together to put them in the correct order.
- 8 Vocabulary Cards to target vocabulary from the story in sentences with multiple choice. Sometimes I read these without giving the student the multiple choice options, just to make it a higher level activity and the student must explain the word’s meaning independently. You can also have them make their own sentences with the word after completing the card.
- 18 Antonym Cards to practice opposites with vocabulary from the story. You could do matching or Go Fish with these for some fun!
- Verb Sorting Mat to target production of each verb from the story in the correct tense. This is probably my favorite activity in the packet. Always a good challenge!
- I included 12 Regular Verbs and 12 Irregular Verbs to practice.
- 12 Act It Out vocabulary cards…there are some juicy words in this story that you can use to teach meaning by acting out. This will be a new activity and I am looking forward to using it. I plan to do something similar to charades. I also included some blank cards here for additional words you might like to target.
- Catching Snowflakes Roll & Cover…this is one of my favorite open ended activities that I can pair with the above target cards. There is a color version, as well as a black and white. You could also use it as a roll and color, the kids could just color in the circle with a crayon or marker instead of covering with a chip.
- Open Ended Board Game. Nothing fancy here.
- WH Question Cube is fun for practicing asking questions! You could also use it for answering story elements related to the question word.
- The writing page is blank for you to come up with your own prompt. There is space to write and draw.
- Character Comparison Venn Diagram. I usually use this with character cards, but you can also use other elements from the story, like seasons, weather, feelings, etc.
- Story Retell for your students to work on written narratives.
- Story Map for identifying story elements.
That’s all she wrote! I hope you guys like it!
xo,
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I’ve got a nice, large caseload of preschool and elementary students that could really benefit from this.
I love the Bear series! This in particular is one of my favorites…even my middle schoolers love it! You have some great activities included in your pack…would love the opportunity to use them! Keep up the good work…it is much appreciated! Happy 2014 and congrats on the website! 🙂
I just ordered this book from my daughter’s book order yesterday to use in therapy! Your post is so coincidental! I was planning to use the book to target wh-questions (comprehension) , story retell/sequencing (using temporal concepts and correct verb usage), and vocabulary (receptive identification as well as describing/defining). I love your companion pack because it addresses all these skills and more. I definitely want this and would use it with several of my groups this year and years to come!!!
Well, this book is just the cutest. I love your Bear companion packs so much because they target SO many different things! I can do re-telling, main idea/details, comprehension quesitons, vocabulary, artic in reading, social skills in asking and answering questions, the possibilities are endless! 🙂
I don’t own any book companions yet so this seems like a perfect opportunity to get started as my kiddos love this book. Thank you for sharing and creating!
I am using this book with my younger students right now. The story companion that you made would let me also use it with my third and fourth graders who are working on describing skills, making comparison, verb tenses, story comprehension, and expanding their sentences. I would love to get this story companion set. It targets numerous language and vocabulary skills!
Wow, so much to do! I haven’t previously used books in my therapy to integrate all these skills, you have motivated me to try something different. Thanks!
This seems like a great packet full of many different activities! I would use the verb sorting mat and verb cards. I also really like that you have lower level comprehension questions with pictures. I would use the book for compare and contrast questions. I would also target articulation through reading or answering questions about the book.
One of my very favorite books and a great one for kids working on the “or” sound! Lots of chances to say the word “snores” and “snoring!” Thanks for sharing your ideas.
I love the bear books too!
I like that you have include vocabulary for students to act out! I am always trying to get more activity and movement into my speech/language sessions. I would definitely love to have this packet for that reason!
I love this book! I’m so excited that you have a companion pack. It is really nice that you have leveled some of the activities. It makes using the same book for multiple groups so much easier. Thanks for a great product!
I love the whole thing! I think it is great that you have included the writing prompt page to remind me to do that. Sometimes I forget something so simple. I also like how the bears are facing different directions to represent the verb tenses. Brilliant! 🙂
This looks great for my K-3rd language groups. I see using it across several language areas and could even add some pragmatic activities. I hope I have a chance to try it!
I already one Bear Says Thanks companion. My students love Bear books and they still recall information from when we did Bear Says Thanks in November.
I would love to have this companion packet because I know my students would be totally engaged in the activities. I use Braidy Story Grammar Marker when retelling stories and your companion goes so well with retelling and narrative skills. My students of course work on comprehension skills and your two level questions match my caseload perfectly. (k-2)
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I found the book at a consignment sale in October. Would love to use your companion with it for my kindergarteners who are struggling with sequencing and accurately responding to wh- questions. Your materials are so well-made!
This would work for at least 1 goal for each of my language students. Love these books.
Love this book! I have pre-k through grade 2 on my caseload. I could use his companion pack for all if my groups! Love the variety 🙂
This is one of my favorite books! I love to read this one to my kids and look for words with their sounds, but have never had a unit for it. I’d love to win a copy (and if not, it will be on my wishlist!)
I already one Bear Says Thanks companion and this one is on my wish list. My kids love the bear stories. They are great for vocabulary, prediction, retelling, sequencing, etc. I find your packets so thorough. Including all of my major language goals, like wh questions, verb tenses, antonym/synonyms. Plus you offer higher level activities like compare/contrast.
This would be wonderful for my younger language groups! I am always looking for activities to go along with great books !
I LOVE your book companions! This one is no exception. There are so many activities in here that would benefit most of my caseload. I love how you have vocab, sequencing, and open ended activities. I could get a lot of use out this! Thanks again for you all your creative materials and for the giveaway.
This would be a wonderful addition to anyone’s “stuff.” I love the bear books as well. We’ve been talking a lot about the cold (it’s 4 degrees in Winthrop Maine right now!) and the pack would continue our great discussions about the cold, hibernation, the seasons, etc. I love having all of the different activities with only one book. That is especially nice for those of us who have to travel between schools..who doesn’t love having less things to lug around??
I am finally hopping on board with using books each week to connect relevant topics, vocabulary and age-appropriate pictures and concepts to the goals for my preK based caseload. I have added a few of the Bear books and love the story lines. Your companion packet would allow me to specifically target some things for my kiddos such as rhyming, WH-? questions and vocabulary. As a CFY, I have been extremely thankful for your blog and other experienced SLPs who share all of their great work on TpT! Thank you so much for all that you do.
I love this! This is great because you can target so many things with just one book…and you’ve already done all the work to prepare! I have a student teacher this semester and love showing her things like this because these are the kinds of things we do in the “real world”!
Each year our speech department hosts a pajama day for the preschoolers and this year our book that we will be reading is actually The Bear Snores on. We will be acting out scenes from the book and the children will be involved as well. This would be great carryover for our individual sessions after PJ day is over 🙂
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I bought my first “Bear” book last fall after reading your post on Bear Stays up for Christmas and I was hooked!!! I have your companion for that book and my students love it! I have this book and this companion looks great too!!! Good variety of skills are targeted that I can use with my mixed groups. Thanks for creating another great product, and congratulations on the new website!
I love Karma Wilson’s books and use them every chance I get. This would go wonderfully with my small language groups .
Congrats Karen! You had the lucky number and won a free copy!
I’m currently working with special needs pre-k only and go into different classrooms for half a day. We’ll do 1 or 2 book companions for the month/theme which helps with retention. I read the book, do companion activities as well as crafts as a group activity then work on individual goals one on one. Some teachers/para pros are great about taking data for me while I do the group activity (I.e., who answered WH questions appropriately, who Id’d and labeled vocabulary, spontaneous utterances, etc.)
I like using book companions because they can work in groups that may have different goals. This one is pretty versatile because I can use it all through winter. I love Bear books.
I have just started using book companions, now that I have my first semester in the schools under my belt. I work with special needs preschool through 5th grade and this would be an excellent way to address artic and language goals for my mixed groups! Scholastic has just become one of my best friends and just picked up this book in my last order! Thank you for the giveaway!
I love this book and am so glad to see a companion pack! My preschool- 1st graders love memory games and need a lot of work on verbs. I would love to add this to my winter unit!
I was looking for a winter book!! Can’t wait
You are rocking my socks off. I’ve been tearing through your blog for the past two days. I just re-entered the field after moving around the country with my husband’s job for the past two years. I’ve missed being an SLP SO BADLY! So, yea! I’m back 🙂 Working with kids. Doing my speech thing again, but realizing I’ve got a lot of catching up to do. I’m super overwhelmed with how many school aged kids I have (I was mainly seeing birth-3 before). I came across some of your stuff on Pinterest and have been using your site for continuing ed ever since!! I want to be like you when I grow up 🙂 Thanks for doing all of this for us(other speechies) Your passion is really really inspiring. Really.
I LOVE your companion packets with books! I am a strong believer of using books with my language kiddos in therapy! Awesome! And the Bear books are just classics.
I love this book idea! Please pick me. I have already purchased your TPT unit for it! Thanks so much!
Your book companionships are always so thorough! Thank you so much for all the work you put into them and how much our kids take out of it!
I love all your Bear companion books. I currently have MOID classes k-5 and I do plan out my month with different book themes. They all love the Bear books and are so excited when I read them! I love the character cards, the comprehension questions with picture choices and sequencing cards for this group. They really need that visual representation when asking/answering questions. I love the idea of the acting out cards, they will love to act out each word. I will also use the verbs, compare/contrast as well the writing portions with my 2nd-5th graders. There is so much that can be with all my students on my caseload! Can’t wait to use them!
I’m teaching about Winter next week in my classroom! I love this book!