Lesson Plan 6 We're Going On a Bear Hunt - Cave

 At the start of every lesson we watch the video while following it with the book...I allow the children to turn the pages.
By the time we get to this lesson the children know the song quite well and sing along with the actions,

Take a look at Caves - to ESL kids, especially in Hong Kong may have never seen a cave before...

Google is a wonderful thing so here's some links to some pictures to show the kids on a tablet or even a phone.  Print some out and pass them around.  I prefer to show the children real photos rather than illustrations.

Cave Entrance Images

Inside of caves images

 The pictures usually stimulate conversation and develop the children's vocabulary.

Points of discussion to re-enforce story concepts

"We can't go over it, we can't go under it..."
Can we go under a cave?
Can we go over a cave?  If so, how?

"...I'm not scared."
How would it make you feel to go inside?

"Tiptoe, tiptoe!"
Why tiptoe?  What might be inside?...What animals/insects?

Video - We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

We've found the best two vids on youtube.  The first with Michael Rosen performing the kids really loved singing along with his 'da da dum dum' lol

Video Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr

An all time classic in every playgroup and kindergarten - learning colours and animals. It's also a fantastic early reader.



For Hong Kongers you can borrow our book and materials.