Going on a Bear Hunt!

Toddler crawling on the floor and smiling at Bright Horizons day care

This activity promotes development and learning by encouraging children to understand and use a growing vocabulary.

Materials Needed:

Participants: This activity is intended for adult/child interaction

Directions:

  1. Read the story to your child or watch Michael Rosen share it online at the link above. Be animated in the telling, including hand gestures and movements.
  2. Read the story again later and help your child repeat the movements.
  3. If your child is interested, explore some of the elements in the story in greater detail. Walk through grass, water, or mud. Throw a sheet over a table for a cave.
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In 1986, our founders saw that child care was an enormous obstacle for working parents. On-site centers became one way we responded to help employees – and organizations -- work better. Today we offer child care, elder care, and help for education and careers -- tools used by more than 1,000 of the world’s top employers and that power many of the world's best brands
Toddler crawling on the floor and smiling at Bright Horizons day care