Materials
One small paper plate and paper cup per child
Blueberries
Apple slices
Walnuts
Carrot sticks Goldfish crackers
Squeeze bottle of honey Bottles of spring water
Napkins or paper towels Blueberries for Sal by Robert Mc
Closkey
Instructions
1. This activity could culminate in a discussion on a bear's diet: fruit, nuts, berries, roots, fish and meat.
2. Read Blueberries for Sal to the children.
3. Serve each child a "bear snack" fruit (blueberries, apple slices), nuts (walnuts), roots (carrot sticks), and fish (goldfish crackers). Add a dab of honey on each plate. Give cups of cool spring water. Be prepared to hear growling! Note: in some rare instances, children can have an allergic reaction to honey or nuts. Check with parents before you serve honey or nuts.More to doMore science: Compare the food in the bear's snacktime to the food other animals eat.Snack: Have a rabbit snacktime (carrots, lettuce, strawberries, etc.). Have a bird snacktime (sunflower seeds, blueberries or raspberries, gummi worms, etc.).
