Orange Pear Apple Bear

An orange, a pear, an apple – and a bear. Deliciously simple. Perfectly fun..

Teaching Ideas and Resources:

Think about the use of rhyming within the text. Can you think of words that rhyme with pear / bear?
Orange can be a noun and an adjective. Discuss what these words mean and think of sentences that include orange as a noun and / or an adjective. Can you find any other words that can be a noun and an adjective?
Can you write a new story, using the same format, about another fruit and another animal?
Write a story about an adventure that the bear has after this book ends.
Can you make a shape poem about a fruit, in the shape of that fruit?
Try retelling the story in another form (e.g. a comic strip, video performance, audio recording). Use the video below for inspiration:

Set up a greengrocer role play area and work out the prices for customers who want to buy different types of fruit / vegetable.
Carry out a survey to find out your friends’ favourite types of fruit. Can you put this information into a chart or a graph?

Make a food chain involving bears.
Think of lots of different types of fruit and make a poster to teach people about them.
How many portions of fruit and vegetables should people eat each day? Can you think of ways of encouraging people to do this? For example, you could record a radio advert or write a persuasive letter from the National Health Service to the people where you live.
Think about healthy meals. What different types of food should people eat in a day?
Think about what happens to fruit peelings. Investigate what microorganisms are and find out how they help us.
Learn about composting. Can you make a poster to encourage people to compost items in their homes?

Can you compose a piece of music that the words in the story could be performed to?