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Little Bear
By Else Holmelund Minarik
Little Bear
Humorous (fiction),
Trade Book, Lexile:
370
This story is about Little Bear and his adventures in and around the home. Little Bear's adventures include finding the perfect cold-weather outfit to wear, making Birthday Soup for his friends, pretending to explore the moon, and listening to a bedtime story. Playful illustrations of Mother Bear and Little Bear at home will help children relate the text to prior knowledge.
Book Resources
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand the text
Comprehension
Identify character and setting as story elements in fiction
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify end punctuation
Word Work
Identify question words
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand the text
Comprehension
Identify character and setting as story elements in fiction
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify end punctuation
Word Work
Identify question words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class






