Father Bear Comes Home by Else Holmelund Minarik - 8 Worksheets

This resource is a ten page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Father Bear Comes Home by Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak.

The stories that are included in this book are:

• Little Bear and Owl

• Father Bear Comes Home

• Hiccups

• Little Bear’s Mermaid

The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are eight worksheets, two for each story.

This resource has been designed in this manner as this is the type of book that is often used for reading / literacy groups. This allows for the work to be completed as the students work their way through the text.

Each chapter contains a worksheet which includes three comprehension questions and a small task plus another worksheet with a vocabulary focus or a writing / drawing activity or a puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet for the puzzle.

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