Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?
Use this 30 Minute Lesson plan to imagine how different animals would move!
This classic story includes a diverse cast of characters involving creative combinations of animals and colors.
Prompting Questions:
- “Students Name, Student’s Name, what do you see?” encourage creative combinations, and ask multiple students to create a rhythm.
- What other senses can we imagine?
- what do you hear?
- what do you taste?
- Push yourself to come up unique answers!
Related Creative Activities
Tear It Up!
Connect Lines and Shapes
Interact to Mix Colors
Materials Matter
Children will explore the movement and texture of fabric and other materials through hands-on group and individual activities. They will then make an all-class fabric “sculpture” and share their creation with others through pictures.
Family Stories
This lesson focuses on Roxanne Swentzell’s sculpture Mud Woman Rolls On to evoke thoughts about families and their stories. Students create their own picture story about family.
What Does Mud Have to Do With It?
Students learn about using common materials from the earth to create art. After spending time examining the materials used by Roxanne Swentzell and learning about her process and intent for Mud Woman Rolls On, students experiment with dirt, sand, water, and straw to gain a real world experience using materials like those used by the artist.
