Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Bear’s Loose Tooth will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of friendship and conflict resolution, this Bear’s Loose Tooth picture book by Karma Wilson is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Engage Your Students with Bear’s Loose Tooth Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Bear’s Loose Tooth. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
- Download the book companion to make lesson planning simple with Bear’s Loose Tooth reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
BEAR'S LOOSE TOOTH SUMMARY
Bear felt something wiggling in his mouth- it was a loose tooth! He had lots of worries about it. What if a new one didn’t grow in? How will he eat? With the help of his forest friends, his tooth falls out. He sleeps next to it, and to his surprise, a fairy comes and takes it away. The next morning, he awakens to a fresh, special treat and yet another loose tooth!
BEAR’S LOOSE TOOTH LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based Bear’s Loose Tooth reading comprehension questions focus on:
- retell
- making connections
- rhyme
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- friendship
- regulation
- conflict resolution
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- past tense verbs
- quotation marks
- pronouns
BEAR’S LOOSE TOOTH ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for Bear’s Loose Tooth?
- Lexile® Measure: AD500L
- Guided Reading Level: N
- DRA Level: 24
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.7
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Karma Wilson. It was illustrated by Jane Chapman.
What genre is Bear’s Loose Tooth?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 40 pages long.
