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ear Preschool Teacher,outh Media International, in cooperation withAmerican Greetings, is pleased to provide you withthis special kit featuring the Care Bears as ambassa-dors for National Care Week, to be celebratedstudents and their parents a very special opportunity toengage in caring, sharing and learning activities, as theCare Bears teach kids that theyre never too young to care.Bears educational supplies, including a ŽCreate Your OwnStorybook.Ž See www.Care-Bears.com for details.ou may remember the Care Bears from your ownchildhood. They are truly special characters, each with itsown unique personality, that make it easy for children tothink about and understand their own emotions. CareBears can help you address students social and emo-through the communication of feelings.The activities in this kit are designed especially forpreschool children to give them a foundation for an atti-tude of lifelong caring. The activities also foster learningand developmental skills in recognizing letters, countingctivity 3 provides an opportunity for students to decidetogether on a class caring activity. This activity is designedto demonstrate how easily we can show we care, andmay qualify your class for special recognition. It will alsoinvolve parents in an awareness of National Care Week,and encourage children to find ways to show caring athome. The poster is designed for monthly use to reinforcethe habit of caring. In order to return your reply card bythis program with your students even if you choose not toparticipate in the class recognition extension.The material in this kit is copyrighted; however, youmay make as many copies as necessary to meet yourstudents needs. We also encourage you to share thematerials freely with other teachers in your preschool. Sincerely,oberta Nusim, Publisher Join the Care Bears Caring Team for National Care Week © TCFC rogram Objectivesbuild awareness of and partic-ipation in National Care Week.provide this six-month pro-engage children in expressingtheir emotions as they identify withvarious Care Bears personalities.einforce counting, letter andnumber recognition skills.arget AudienceThis kit is designed for preschoolstudents. Simplify the material asyou see fit for two-year-olds.How To Use This Guidethe activities into your classroom les-will help childrenidentify ways they can demonstratefriendship and caring behavior.uses the Care Bear charac-ters to engage children in letter andnumber recognition and in counting. , children match a wordto the image it represents, and thening for animals, people, or nature.om this activity, the class shouldor otherwise participate in NationalCare Week. Copy both sides of thethe activity idea on the back, andUse the Resources List to findopportunities throughout the year.How To Use the PosterPlace the poster in a prominentlocation in your classroom to helpbuild interest in National Careideas for each day of National Careeek this year, as well as sugges-keep the focus on caring. Fill in anymonth in the space provided. mist who gives encouragement tothose who dont feel well. Cheeron her tummy.ish Bear is creative andwork to make their dreams cometrue. Wish Bear is aqua, and shehas a shooting star on her tummy.Share Bear is the mostunselfish and giving of all the CareBears. Share Bear is lavender, andshe has twin lollipops on her tummy.unshine Bear, theclass clownŽ of the Care Bears,fun. Funshine Bear is yellow, and hehas a smiling sun on his tummy.enderheart Bearshare their good feelings with oth- each student, read the title and the poemaloud, then review with your class the differ-ent caring traits that the Care Bears can helpthem learn. Then, tell the students that, in thisactivity, the Care Bears will help them learn theirletters and numbers. First, help students say thethrough the Care Bears names, help studentshave named all the Care Bears, help studentsletter in their names. Have the children stand ingroups with the other students who have thesame first letter in their names. Give each groupa blank piece of paper and help the groupbegin the second part of the activity, helpeach group count the names on their paper,then write that number on their paper. Aftereach group has a chance to tell their class-mates how big their group is, write the namesof the Care Bears on a sheet of paper ander that there are 10 Care Bears.) Next, help yourstudents find the group on their activity masterthat contains 4 Care Bears. Write the number 4on the board and have each child write a 4Ž onhis or her paper. Repeat the appropriate numberfor each group of Care Bears. Your studentscan then color the Care Bears, letters andnumbers. If your students are collecting pen-nies, you can have them count and then stackthem in groups 10 high.ou also can use this activity to focus onclassroom objects that begin with the bŽsound in bear. You might repeat this for eachCare Bears name, reminding students aboutActivity 2. C is for Caringand Counting, Too! o begin this activity, talk with yourcaring. Remind them that, even thoughCare Week, caring is important all yearlong. Read the three words on thehave them draw a line from eachword to the image it represents. Nowhave students brainstorm all the differ-animals, people or nature both in theclassroom and at home by collecting pen-things they can do. Write down their ideaslist in the classroom. Lead a class discus-want to adopt for National Care Week. Onthe back of the Dear ParentŽ informationsheet, record the class choice of activityto take home to invite parent involve-three images.Activity 3. Im On the Care Bearsaring Team! Official Web Site of the Care Bears:www.Care-Bears.com The following sites are good sources of ideas for service Kids Care Clubs (Points of Light Foundation): http://www.kidscare.orgHumane Society of the United States: http://www.hsus.orgouth Service America: http://www.ysa.org, by Marion Hess Pomeranc. MortonGrove, IL: Albert Whitman, 1998. (Helping the hungry), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. (Helping animals)nandos Gift, by Douglas Keister. San Francisco: SierraClub Books for Children, 1995. (Helping the environment) Care Bears, Cheer Bear, Wish Bear, Share Bear, Funshine Bear, Tenderheart Bear,Bedtime Bear, Grumpy Bear, Friend Bear, Love-a-lot Bear, Good Luck Bear, Care-a-lotare trademarks of ©2003 Those Characters From Cleveland, Inc. Used under licenseby Youth Media International, Ltd. Box 1129, New York, NY 10163www.youthmedia.com © TCFC Did You Knowƒbeing built by France, Americas contribution„the pedestal„was stalled due to lack of funding. American school childrenraised approximately $10,000 of the $100,000 needed tocomplete it. Recently, a Kids Care Club in a German elemen-tary school started a ead for Refugee Childrenproject to buyshould treat everyone the way you want to be treated.Žoure never too young to care! hare Bearish Bear riend Bear edtime BearCheer Bear Bear rumpy Bear enderheart Bear ood Luck Bear IfIwereaCareBear,whatwouldIdo?IfIwereaCareBear,whatwouldIdo?WouldIbelikeWishBearandhelpdreamscometrue?WouldIbelikeFriendBear,soloyalandtrue? Bear I Were a Care Bearƒ© TCFC TheCareBearsareheretotellusaboutNumbersandletterswithoutadoubt.TheyhelpustryeachdaytoshareAndhelpuslearnaswell,tocare! eproducible Master© TCFCGood Luck Bearand Counting,Too! Good Luck Bear eproducible Master© TCFCIm On the CareBears Caring Team! Dear Parent,s the parent of a preschooler, you may remember the Care Bears from your ownchildhood. They are truly special characters, each with his or her very own personality. The 10 Care Bears, which include characters such as Tenderheart Bear, Cheer Bear, FriendBear„and even Grumpy Bear„make it easy for children to think about and understandtheir own emotions. And, their message about caring and sharing may be even moreelevant in todays complex world than it was 20 years ago, when the Care Bears wereintroduced.November 9-15, 2003, has been designated as National Care Week„a time to celebratethe importance of caring and sharing. As part of our celebration at school to kick offNational Care Week, we are introducing several learning activities that involve the CareBears. We are talking about the ways we can show others that we care„sharing, being amake National Care Week an even more meaningful learning experience,your childs class has chosen an activity that they would like to do together,beginto develop a lifelong habit ofon the other side of this sheet. You can make it officialŽ by helpingyour child decorate the certificate. Then, have fun with your childWhen you have completed the activity, give yourselves a pat on theback„color in the gold star in the bottom corner of the certificate!Then, encourage your child to continue caring and sharing. Find avolunteer activity that you can get involved in together and dosomething to show that your family cares! Local churches and serviceorganizations, for example, may have projects you can do. Each timecertificate and color in another star. Here are some ideas:Have your child make get-well cards for sick children in the hospital.Donate toys your child has outgrown to children who dont have any toecycle soda cans from home or school, and donate the money to a goodGet pledges for a trike-a-thon and see how many laps of your child can ride„then donate the pledge money to a favorite charity. eve also listed a few Web sites below that contain helpful hints and project ideas.hope you will take advantage of this National Care Week celebration to participateas a family in year-round caring and sharing activities. Official Web Site of the Care Bears: www.Care-Bears.com ZOOM Into Action Family Guide to Volunteeringhttp://pbskids.org/zoom/too/actionmily Cares: http://www.familycares.orghttp://www.volunteerconnections.org/VCP_volunteercentermap.cfm _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ National Care Week© TCFC My Acts of TenderheartBear Love-a-lotBearGoodLuckBearWishBearGrumpyBearCheerBearFunshineFriendBearBearShareBearBedtimeBear JointheCareBearsCaringTeamointheCareBearsCaringTeamforNationalCareWeek„forNationalCareWeek„ovember9-15,2003ovember9-15,2003ointheCareBearsCaringTeamointheCareBearsCaringTeamorNationalCareWeek„orNationalCareWeek„ovember9-15,2003ovember9-15,2003 uesday heer up a friendWednesday Give your pet a Thursday riday ou did a great jobunday National Care Week kickssomething nice forMonday Make a new uesday heer up a friendWednesday Give your pet a Thursday Friday ou did a great jobaturday hare your goodeeds with youraturday hare your goodeeds with yourunday National Care Week kickssomething nice forlan Nationalactivities.lan Nationalactivities.Monday Make a new oo Young oo Young National Child Safety Weekake cookies to the fire station.alentines DayMake cards for your classmates.It's time to turn theahead for National Care Week!St. Patricks Dayake cans of green veggies to thecharge of helping to feedNational Library Weeklocal library.Be Kind to Animals WeekHold a Pennies for Pets drive to buy pet food or animal toys for the local shelter.birds outside your classroom window.Any Time During the YearMake get-well cards for sick children in the hospital.Donate toys you have outgrown to children who dont have any to play with.ecycle soda cans from home or school, and donate the money to a good cause.Get pledges for a trike-a-thon and see how many laps of the playground you can make„then donate the pledge money to a favorite charity. © TCFC