Little Bear By Else Holmelund Minarik Anne Miller

Meet Author: 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 firstgraders during WWII. • She begin writing stories for her students when she could not find good books for her first graders to read. Anne Miller

Little Bear Meet Illustrator • 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 Anne Miller

Little Bear Genre –Fantasy Characters 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. Anne Miller

Little Bear 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. Anne Miller

Little Bear 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. Anne Miller

Little Bear Hello hello • Hello word said to greet someone Sammy says hello by nodding his head. 2 Anne Miller

Little Bear Again again • Again - one more time Our teacher is late again. 1 Anne Miller

Little Bear Blue blue • Blue color of the sky on a sunny day The blue whale is a very big whale. 3 Anne Miller

Little Bear high High - up above This goat lives high on the mountain top. 4 Anne Miller

Little Bear Love love • Love - to like very much I just love rainy days. 5 Anne Miller

Little Bear Opened • Opened - opened not shut He opened wide so the doctor could take a look inside. 5 Anne Miller

Little Bear • Say the words. • Read the sentences. • Fill in the blank. Anne Miller

Little Bear hello opened love high blue again Molly likes to go ______ in the swing. Anne Miller

Little Bear Hop and Dot _______ their new home. blue hello love again high opened Anne Miller

Little Bear They want Ms. Todd to read the story ______. high hello again love opened blue Anne Miller

Little Bear opened blue again hello high love This gopher has ____ fur. Anne Miller

Little Bear My grandma called to say ____. opened love hello blue high again Anne Miller

Little Bear He _______ all but one present. love hello opened blue again high Anne Miller

Little Bear A. Hello - word said to greet someone B. Again - one more time C. Blue - color of the sky on a sunny day D. High - up above E. Love - to like very much F. Opened - not shut Anne Miller

Little Bear Match the words to its meaning. blue___ C hello ___ A love ___ E again ___ B opened __ F high ___ D A. word said to greet someone B. one more time C. color of the sky on a sunny day D. up above E. to like very much F. not shut Anne Miller

Little Bear Say the Sight Words • high • love • opened • myself • never • only • own • pick • seven • shall Anne Miller

Little Bear New words in the story: “Little Bear’s Friend” wide world river away trees house could wind nose brush squirrels time lunch climb four sideways more worm there treetop basket cookies Emily skipping Anne Miller

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Little Bear Web Links You should be able to click on these sites and go to them by pointing and clicking. Vocabulary Review Little Bear's Friend 1 Little Bear's Friend 2 Phonics Review y can be a vowel Test Tutor ow/ou (1) ow/ou (2) Activity # 1 Mixed Blends Activity # 2 Mixed Blends Activity # 3 Mixed Blends Activity # 4 Mixed Blends Anne Miller

Little Bear Web links for “Little Bear’s Friend” Coordinating Units: • The 3 Bears • Brown Bear, What Do You See? • Packin' For A Picnic • • • Match Game Brown Bear Facts Brown Bear (video) Brown Bear (audio) Anne Miller

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

Little Bear Books • 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 1. 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 Mc. Closkey 2. Grizzly Bear Grows Up ~ Pearl Wolf 3. Bear Stays Up For Christmas ~ Karma Wilson Anne Miller