We Love Fishing!
Bear, Porcupine, Otter, and Squirrel are good friends who like to spend time together—fishing, walking, and enjoying the rain. Readers learn that Squirrel doesn’t really like to do any of those things. He goes along on the friends’ adventures but complains the whole time. Read to see what happens on a fishing outing that leads to something they all love to do.
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Book Activities & Discussion Ideas
Before reading, ask children what they love doing best. Make a chart listing all of the activities including the educators’ favorite activity. Point out the similarities and the differences. Tell the children that the story you are going to read is about friends who like to do some of the same activities but also like to do activities that are unique to them. After reading, discuss the characters’ friendship and highlight that they are all good friends with varied interests.
Invite families to share the interests or hobbies of their children. Are there siblings with varied interests? Discuss the positive aspects of friendship and young children. Some possibilities are that friendship builds a child’s empathy and ability to share, boosts happiness, well-being and confidence. Children learn important social skills in their interactions with other children. Like interests help to create friendships and varied interests can introduce children to activities that are new to them.