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The Berenstain Bears Go To School (The Berenstain Bears)
Illus. in full color. A sympathetic story about Sister Bear, who conquers her fear of starting kindergarten.
ebook, 32 pages
Published
October 27th 2010
by Random House Books for Young Readers
(first published July 1st 1978)
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This story begins with the summer season ending and Brother and Sister Bear getting ready to go back to school. Sister Bear is beginning kindergarten and she wonders what school will be like. Mama Bear takes Sister to school to meet her teacher, Miss Honeybear. She hears about fun things she will do. Then it is time for the first day of school and Sister is a little hesitant about going. Sister meets her classmates and participates in many activities. At the end, she realizes that school is fun!...more
Apr 04, 2013
Tori Walker
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We got a series of Berenstain Bear books as a shower gift when William was born, but didn't pull them out till he was about 18 months old. They were a surprise hit with him. This has been his favourite book for a long time (only recently replaced by 'Big Dog, Little Dog' by P.D Eastman). He enjoyed all of his Berenstain Bear books, but he usually asked for "Da Bears, School bus in it" the most. It has a great rhythm and fun imagery, but the mark of a good children's book is that it is also enjoy...more
I think that this book was a fun book.At first sister bear didn't wan't to go to third grade,because somebody teased her that third grade was very hard.So mama bear told her that,"At first you didn't wan't to go to kindergarten too,but then you tried to go there and you loved it.You met a new friend too."So sister bear said,"OK' I will try ."Then sister bear tried grade 3 and she loved it. She told her mom it was a little bit hard,but I still loved it.I saw Lizzy too.Then papa bear made apple pi...more
★★★★★The Berenstain Bears Go to School by Stan and Jan Berenstain
The summer is winding down, the leaves begin to change, and the wind has a chill, it's time to start school. This is Sister's big year, kindergarten, yikes! Meet the teacher goes well, and she calms down. But today is the first day, and the worries are back. Until she realizes, there is nothing to be worry about, school is fun.
This is a nice story to help reassure kids, that change can be fun.
The summer is winding down, the leaves begin to change, and the wind has a chill, it's time to start school. This is Sister's big year, kindergarten, yikes! Meet the teacher goes well, and she calms down. But today is the first day, and the worries are back. Until she realizes, there is nothing to be worry about, school is fun.
This is a nice story to help reassure kids, that change can be fun.
I feel that this book is a wonderful introduction to school for a child who will soon be attending school for the first time. The story focuses on beginning school for the first time and having doubts about the changes that it brings. Throughout the story the book as well as the corresponding illustrations help paint a picture of what going to school is like, and what a good experience it can be.
Oct 07, 2012
Nickie
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Children, Educators.
This book is an excellent depiction of the fears one may have in beginning their educational career. Through Sister Bear's experience children can develop of understanding of what it is like to enter kindergarten, and too feel at ease knowing that it is natural to feel a broad range of emotions upon trying something new.
Jul 15, 2009
Dolly
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parents reading with their children
This is a great story to read to children who are getting ready to start school. It shows sister bear preparing for Kindergarten. She's a bit anxious and isn't sure that she will like it. But after an orientation visit to the school and the reassurances of her family and teacher, she learns that school is fun!
Apr 08, 2011
Hope Johnson
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This is a wonderful book for the first day of kindergarten for students. It teaches not to be afraid and that school is really fun. It will help kids with nervousness. Also, it would be a great ice breaker for them to talk about what they did over summer vacation because that is how the book opens up.
I grew up reading these books, and I think they are great for young children. They can teach lessons, and kids can relate to them. In this specific story, Sister Bear is afraid to start kindergarten. The book shows you how she changes her mind and ends up liking school more than even her brother.
This book series is about a family of bears called the Berenstain's who have two children a son and a daughter. This particular book is about when the two children go to school on their first day and all the great and not so great things that happen. Very fun illustrations!
Dec 17, 2012
Sarah Winters
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Another older book that students can relate to but with pictures that are really the main focus. This story has less writing on each page which makes it a little more manageable for younger students. Recommended for first to fourth graders.
This was one of my favorite Berenstain Bears books as a kid. It was fun to read it to Eleanor, although I think she likes "Too Much Birthday" more right now.
I've always thought that brother bear was lying at the end of the book.
I've always thought that brother bear was lying at the end of the book.
This is a good book to read in kindergarten during the 1st few weeks of school. The students can relate to the emotions that sister bear feels.
Students will learn about all the things that they will learn in my classroom.
Students will learn about all the things that they will learn in my classroom.
Read this one to Ella tonight and talked about her going to Kindergarten someday like Sister Bear. She thinks she'd like that quite a bit.
Genre: Picture Book
Audience: K-4th
Topic: Going to School
Theme: Learning is fun
Curricular Uses: Read Aloud, Independent Reading
Reading Level: Late Transitional
Literary Elements: Dialogue, Repetition, Rhyme
Illustrations: Detailed illustrations support the text and help express the emotions of the characters. Helpful to readers because of the long texts on each page.
These books always send great messages to young readers. There is always a moral on the first page of the book that rhymes. Would...more
Audience: K-4th
Topic: Going to School
Theme: Learning is fun
Curricular Uses: Read Aloud, Independent Reading
Reading Level: Late Transitional
Literary Elements: Dialogue, Repetition, Rhyme
Illustrations: Detailed illustrations support the text and help express the emotions of the characters. Helpful to readers because of the long texts on each page.
These books always send great messages to young readers. There is always a moral on the first page of the book that rhymes. Would...more
Cute story about some of the anxieties that the little girl experiences starting Kindergarten for the first time.
This is a great book to read for the first day of school. Children love the Berenstain Bears series.
I got this book for my kids at the library sale, and they really enjoyed it.
A simple back-to-school story told in a comforting way.
This book can be read to the younger grades in the first day of school. It can also be used when a student needs to conquer their fears, just like sister bear did on their first day of kindergarten.
We love all berenstain bear books!
great first day read.
Sister Bear is nervous about school when Brother mentions that he wishes summer vacation would just be over already. (That is *so* unrealistic.)
But her mother takes her to meet her new kindergarten teacher, and that goes all right. Then we get a quick review of Sister's first day of school, including the various things a child might do in kindergarten, and finally we see that she's excited about school.
This book would do well to calm a nervous child going off to school for the first time.
But her mother takes her to meet her new kindergarten teacher, and that goes all right. Then we get a quick review of Sister's first day of school, including the various things a child might do in kindergarten, and finally we see that she's excited about school.
This book would do well to calm a nervous child going off to school for the first time.
JEAR3-Ber
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When looking for books to read for the first week of school, this will be on the list. This would help the students face their fears of school.
When looking for books to read for the first week of school, this will be on the list. This would help the students face their fears of school.
genre: picture book
audience: k - 4th
topic: going to school
theme: learning is fun!
curricular uses: read aloud, independent reading
reading level: late transitional
literary elements: dialogue, repetition, rhyme
illustrations: support the text, cute and creative, help express the emotions of the character, also helpful to the reader because there are many words to one page.
audience: k - 4th
topic: going to school
theme: learning is fun!
curricular uses: read aloud, independent reading
reading level: late transitional
literary elements: dialogue, repetition, rhyme
illustrations: support the text, cute and creative, help express the emotions of the character, also helpful to the reader because there are many words to one page.
Its that time of year again when summer ends and school begins. Sister Bear is rather nervous to start school for the very first time. This is a great book to read with small children before they begin their educational journey. Maybe it will help answer some of their own questions and concerns about leaving the comfort of home and their normal routine.
Very charming, of course.
My other favourite, along with The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food :D
Aug 30, 2007
Suzanne
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5 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
Preschool/Kindergarten
Shelves:
picture-books
My daughter loves this book! We read it almost every night. Maybe because she is gearing up for PreKindergarten next week. Regardless, you can always count on the Berenstain Bears to guide you through life.
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Stan and Jan Berenstain (often called The Berenstains) were American writers and illustrators best known for creating the children's book series the Berenstain Bears. Their son Mike joined them as a creative team in the late 1980s.
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