Anne Miller

Little Bear

By Else Holmelund Minarik

Anne Miller

Little Bear

• Else Holmelund Minarik is the author of the “Little Bear” series of children's books, which were successful as books, and were also made into a successful children's TV series.

• She was born in Denmark. Her family moved to the United States when she was four. She taught first-graders during WWII.

• She begin writing stories for her students when she could not find good books for her first graders

to read.

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• Maurice Sendak grew up in New York. He was a frail and sickly child. Spending much of his young life indoors, he turned to books at an early age.

• His view of the outside world was often limited to the family that came to visit him and the little that he could see from his window.

• So he began to draw and to allow his imagination to run free.

• One of his best known children’s book is WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

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Genre –FantasyCharacters in fantasy

stories do impossible things.

Look for:•People talking to animals.•Animals wearing clothes

Story Summary:  Little Bear helps a lost girl find her way home and makes a new friend.

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Pop Quiz• What does the author do?• He or she writes the stories.

• What does the illustrator do?• He or she draws takes the

pictures.

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1. Put your reading book on your desk.

2.Open your book to the glossary. (The glossary is on page 256 in the back of your reading book.)

3.When you see the word “Glossary,” get ready to find the word.

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Little Bear Hello

hello

Sammy says hello by nodding his head.2

• Hello - word said to greet someone

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Little Bear Again

• Again - one more time

again

Our teacher is late again.1

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Blue blue

The blue whale is a very big whale.3

• Blue - color of the sky on a sunny day

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Little Bear High

high

This goat lives high on the mountain top.

4

High - up above

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Little Bear Love love

I just love rainy days.

5

• Love - to like very much

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Little Bear Opened

opened

He opened wide so the doctor could take a look inside.5

• Opened - not shut

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• Say the words.

• Read the sentences.

• Fill in the blank.

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Molly likes to go ______ in the

swing.

helloopenedlove high blueagain

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Little Bear

Hop and Dot _______ their new home.

bluehellolove againhigh

opened

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They want Ms. Todd to read the story ______.

high helloagainlove opene

dblue

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This gopher has ________ fur.

openedblueagainhellohigh love

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My grandma called to say ____.

opened love hellobluehigh again

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He _______ all but one present.

love hello

openedblueagainhigh

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A.Hello - word said to greet someone

B. Again - one more timeC.Blue - color of the sky on a

sunny dayD.High - up above E. Love - to like very muchF. Opened - not shut

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Match the words to its meaning.

A.word said to greet someone

B.one more timeC.color of the sky on

a sunny day

D.up above

E.to like very much

F. not shut

blue___hello ___love ___ again ___opened __ high ___

A

B

C

D

E

F

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Little Bear Say the Sight Words

•only•own •pick•seven •shall

•high •love•opened

•myself•never

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New words in the story: “Little Bear’s Friend”

wide worldriverawaytreeshousecouldwind

nose brush

squirrels time lunch climb four

sideways

morewormthere

treetopbasketcookiesEmily

skipping

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Web LinksYou should be able to click on these sites and go to them by pointing and clicking.

Vocabulary ReviewLittle Bear's Friend 1 Little Bear's Friend 2

Phonics Reviewy can be a vowelTest Tutorow/ou (1) ow/ou (2) Activity  # 1  Mixed Blends Activity  # 2  Mixed Blends Activity  # 3  Mixed Blends Activity  # 4  Mixed Blends

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Web links for “Little Bear’s Friend”

Coordinating Units:• The 3 Bears• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?• Packin' For A Picnic

• Match Game• Brown Bear Facts• Brown Bear (video)• Brown Bear (audio)•

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• Little Bear's Friend • Little Bear Book Review • Interactive Picnic • Test Tutor: Alphabetize • Online Practice Book • The NA Bear Center • Little Explorers • Bear Quizzes

Bear Links :

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Bear Books

• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? ~ Bill Martin, Jr.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears ~ J.A. Dyer

Corduroy ~ Don Freeman•    * Corduroy video

A Pocket for Corduroy ~ Don Freeman

Bear Shadow ~ Frank Asch

Mooncake ~ Frank Asch

The Berenstain Bears ~ Jan and Stan Berenstain

• Alphabears:  An ABC Book ~ Kathleen Hague

Bedtime for Bears ~ Adelaide Holl

The Teddy Bears' Picnic ~ Jimmy Kennedy

Winnie the Pooh ~ A.A. Milne

Little Bear ~ Else H. Minarik

Blueberries for Sal ~ Robert McCloskey 

• Grizzly Bear Grows Up ~ Pearl Wolf

• Bear Stays Up For Christmas ~ Karma Wilson