Once a story unit starts, it takes over! We find ways to weave our fairy tale into every subject of the day. Our latest story was Goldilocks and the Three Bears so fittingly our science focus was bears but we didn’t stop there! We used bears for math, taking out our trusty bear counters. Friday’s math game was bingo bears. Bears became our mindfulness inspiration too as we learned to breathe like bears. We created cardboard tube bears and paper bag caves to remind us how to breathe deeply and relax our bodies. As our culminating activity for this unit we had a teddy bear picnic! Everyone brought in a favorite stuffed animal and we spread out a tablecloth on the floor to share bear themed books and snacks with our special friends. I had each child draw a line down the center of a paper plate and practice counting to divide each snack equally between them. Good news though, the toys didn’t eat much so the kids got to have all the snacks! In a surprise that I wish I had planned, the Unquowa lunch menu was picnic Friday so while the class was at Art, I moved the tablecloth to the table and surprised the class by having our visitors join us for lunch!