Brown Bear Art

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Hi there!  We made the sweetest bears last week. The lesson plan came from Deep Space Sparkle, one of my favourite go-to art sites. It's not a freebie but for $4.99 (I THINK that's what I paid), you get detailed instructions and templates for three different bears (brown, polar, panda).  Totally worth the money!

We started off painting our paper in three different shades of brown.


The kids then dragged a fork over the wet paint for some bear fur. The plastic forks worked best. The metal ones tended to rip the paper.


After the paper dried, we traced the various body parts then glued them onto the sheets. I also bought scrapbook paper which the kids used to trace and cut out fall leaves.



Don't you just love the one on the bottom right? It looks like he's jumping for joy:)



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13 Comments

  1. Fluttering Through First Grade19 November 2012 at 21:05

    Wow Barbara! That is the coolest! What a super fun activity to do with your kiddos-bet they loved it. Happy Thanksgiving to you!
    ~Christy & Tammy
    Fluttering Through First Grade

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  2. Sandi 19 November 2012 at 21:14

    The look great, Barb. Each bear has its own personality.

    sandi
    rubberboots and elf shoes

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  3. Tammy20 November 2012 at 07:16

    Those are fun. I love art in the classroom!
    ❀ Tammy
    Forever in First

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  4. Leslie - The Groovy Teacher20 November 2012 at 15:28

    Amazing art activity Barbara. Thanks for sharing that website:)
    Leslie

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  5. Lori20 November 2012 at 16:39

    I love these bear portraits! So cool! Thanks for sharing them.
    Lori
    Conversations in Literacy

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  6. Renee S20 November 2012 at 18:43

    So cute! The other grade one teacher is doing a unit on Polar Bears right now..I should send her here!

    I love deep Space Sparkle as well.

    Thanks for the help with button for the giveaway! I didn't end up doing it this time as I had some lost pictures to recover (long story)

    But I am still having a giveaway!
    Making 5 and 10 usng dot patterns, finger patterns and numbers!

    If you blog about it I will send it to you for Free!!!

    Thanks for all your advice on my blog!!!

    Renee
    The Reading Corner

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  7. BAK Pack Photography21 November 2012 at 02:17

    I love the bear unit. I was wondering what new unit I was going to incorporate into my classroom this year. I think you may have helped me out!
    Everything looks wonderful!
    ❀Beth Ann❀
    Taming My Flock of Firsties
    bakteach16@gmail.com

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  8. Bumblebibi21 November 2012 at 05:31

    Fantastic bears! We were discussing Eric Carle's artwork this week and textures, and this activity would be perfect for my angels to tackle.

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  9. vicky197021 November 2012 at 08:35

    Barbara - that bear is soo cute! I also wanted to pop in and wish you and Happy Thankgiving. You are always so sweet to me. Hope yours is great!
    Vicky
    Traditions, Laughter and Happily Ever After

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  10. Unknown21 November 2012 at 13:13

    Those look awesome. They remind me of Eric Carl's illustrations.
    Well done!
    Jessica

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  11. Kelly21 November 2012 at 14:10

    Barbara, the bears are precious! I know your kids were so proud of their work when they finished! Thanks for sharing. I'll have to check out the art site you mentioned.

    Kelly @ I'm Not Your Grandpa, I'm Your Teacher

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  12. Jen R22 November 2012 at 08:23

    love these!! so doing this!

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  13. Miss Trayers23 November 2012 at 08:39

    What a cute idea! They did a great job! :)

    NotJustChild'sPlay

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