The Teddy Bear Picnic

Our students joined the Teddy Bears for a picnic on our 1 acre backyard last Friday.  Every child brought their favorite teddy bear and shared in a day of singing, dancing, and games.

We started the day with the history of teddy bears – President “Teddy” Roosevelt saved a bear cub during one of his hunting trips and the story was so popular that a toy designer was inspired to create a stuffed bear.  The toy was popularized as the “Teddy Bear”.

Ms. Linda read A Pocket for Corduroy and the children were asked to decorate their own special bear with a pocket.  We learned special songs about adventures with the teddy bears and even played a fun game of London Bridge.

The day ended with a delicious pizza picnic outside.

Check out the photos from the event:

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Listen to the song we learned: