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Sharing Rhymes - A Little Brown Bear

Penny Tassoni has ideas for sharing 'A Little Brown Bear'

A little brown bear went searching for honey.

Isn’t it funny, a bear wanting honey!

He sniffed in the breeze,

And he listened for bees,

And would you believe, he even climbed trees.

Why action rhymes matter

Tips for sharing action rhymes

Suggestions for sharing this rhyme

For each underlined word, use a gesture:

A little brown bear went searching for honey.

(Shade your eyes and look around)

Isn’t it funny, a bear wanting honey!

He sniffed in the breeze.

(Sniff the air)

And he listened for bees.

(Cup your hands behind your ears)

And would you believe, he even climbed trees.

(Mime the action of climbing a tree)

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