Bill Martin, Jr., Brown Bear, Brown Bear and other books
Lesson plans and teaching resources

| Biography and Background | | Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? | | Chicka Chicka Boom Boom | | Knots on a Counting Rope |

Biography and Background

A video interview with Bill Martin, Jr.
Short video interviews, biography, bibliography, and transcripts.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr.
This extensive unit plan incorporates literacy and cross-curricular activities. It has downloadable handouts and a recipe for Playdough.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear
Four literacy activities: appreciating patterns, noticing rhythmn, writing, and noticing color. Adobe Reader required for access.

Ideas for using Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? in the classroom
A variety of teacher-submitted ideas.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear
Pre-reading, during-reading, and post-reading activities. Includes extension and take-home activities. This lesson begins on p. 12 (16th page of document). Adobe Reader required. This document is very large; let it load completely before you work with it.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear
Pre-reading, during-reading, and after-reading learning activities, including making predictions, sequencing, and suggestions for art, math, and social studies activities.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

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Knots on a Counting Rope

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