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Copywork
About This Passage
Selected because Little Bear's whole feeling about his grandparents' house comes through in three very small sentences. Minarik teaches dialogue punctuation here, and the copywork shows how a child can express deep love using only the word "like" and a hug.
"Do you know what?" he said to his grandmother and grandfather. "What?" they asked. "I like it here," said Little Bear. He hugged them.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
In your own words, tell the story of this chapter. What were the most important moments? What made them important — and how do you know?
Discussion Questions
- Minarik fills the chapter with small concrete details — the pictures, the flowers, the toy goblin, the cooking, the big hat. Why does she give us so many small things instead of one big plot? What does the accumulation of details teach about how Little Bear feels at his grandparents' house?
- Father Bear has told Little Bear not to make Grandfather tired. Grandfather hears this and immediately does a jig to prove he is not tired. Argue what Grandfather is really doing — telling the truth, making a joke for Little Bear's benefit, or something more interesting.
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
A short stay at someone's house or place; what Little Bear is doing at his grandparents'.
Item 2
The parents of one's mother or father; the older bears Little Bear is visiting.
Item 3
A small mischievous make-believe creature; in this story, the toy that jumps up and down in a jar.
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