Bearhunt

Instructions:A great way to bring the drama of Helen Oxenbury's "We're Going on a Bearhunt" to life is to stage a simple play with your children after finishing the book. Examine each of Michael Rosen's wonderful illustrations as you read, then color pictures of each scene - the swishy grass, the squishy mud, the wooshing river - and tape them around a room, leaving room between each for "travelling." Each page can be reenacted at the appropriate location, having children make the accompaning sound from the book. When you get to your last picture (an appropriately dark cave or a bear!), scream and run around the room in reverse order, swishing at last through the grass and running to bed (or the couch) and hunkering down. Great way to enjoy a wonderful book and release some energy at the same time!