This document provides instructions for a bear hunt character worksheet activity. It includes outlines of bear characters that children can color, cut out, and attach sticks to to make puppets. The puppets are meant to be used to reenact the story of a bear hunt. The worksheet meets literacy requirements of locating and reading parts of a text and re-reading stories with predictable patterns. It was created by Katie Marl and is copyrighted by Educate the Children.

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Bear Hunt – Characters
Photocopy onto card.
Children can colour and
cut out the characters.
Attach sticks to the
back of the characters
to make puppets.
Use the puppets to re-
tell the story.
Teachers Notes:
This worksheet meets the requirements of the Literacy Strategy, Year R, Term 2/3: To locate and read significant parts
of the text e.g. chants To re-read and recite stories with predictable and repeated patterns.
Copyright 2000 – Educate the Children – Author of this worksheet: Katie Marl
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