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alizontheamazon's review
5.0
Loved the illustrations and it was a fun message about not thinking too much and trying your best
kirchenberth's review
2.0
Meh. Bear can't ride a bike. Someone is is in danger. Bear magically can ride a bike to save them. That is not how real life works.
librarybonanza's review
2.0
Bear goes from falling off a bike to doing a triple back-paw-spring from the seat of a bike, all in one picture book.
ncontreras83's review
3.0
It's a cute children's book. Perhaps not one that's a must for a children's home library. But as one to borrow from the public library sure. It's a cute, funny read.
lynnevan's review
3.0
Bear is good at everything. Everything except for riding a bike. He tries everything without success until he needs to ride in an emergency. He quits thinking about it so hard and just does it.
sfujii's review
4.0
This would be a great book for a kid who was learning to ride his/her bike. The bear is pretty terrible at riding, and so goes to check out a book from the library to help him out. He's super motivated because a new bike path got put into the park in his neighborhood, and all of his friends are jazzed. He perseveres and...spoiler...rides his bike :D
kaylanightser's review
5.0
Opening:
Today, we’re going to read a story about a bear who has trouble with something. I want you to look at the cover of this book and see if you can predict what the problem in this story will be about. (Student discuss). Yes, riding a bike! Can I tell you a story? When I was in second grade, I had a really hard time taking the training wheels off my bike. I was so scared! Does anyone else know what that feels like? (Students turn and share their story, then share out 2 as a class). I’m wondering, as I look at this picture of bear with all of his friends who can ride their bikes, how are they going to treat him? How would you treat him? (Students share 2 contributions). As we read, I want you to pay attention to how Bear’s friends help to either encourage him or discourage him as he’s learning to ride. Let’s read to find out if Bear can overcome his problem of not being able to ride his bike.
Opening Moves:
Prompt predictions based on the title
Share a personal connection you have with the text
Invite personal connections
Rationale:
I selected Bike On, Bear! for my growth mindset text set because it’s an example of a challenge being taken on and overcome. This book shows the feelings of Bear as he fails repeatedly, which could lead to a classroom conversation about the feelings we have when we fail at something we’re trying hard to do, even if we're "brainier than a monkey". The encouragement of Bear’s friends in the illustrations is also something the class would discuss to hopefully steer our own interactions with friends in the same direction.
Today, we’re going to read a story about a bear who has trouble with something. I want you to look at the cover of this book and see if you can predict what the problem in this story will be about. (Student discuss). Yes, riding a bike! Can I tell you a story? When I was in second grade, I had a really hard time taking the training wheels off my bike. I was so scared! Does anyone else know what that feels like? (Students turn and share their story, then share out 2 as a class). I’m wondering, as I look at this picture of bear with all of his friends who can ride their bikes, how are they going to treat him? How would you treat him? (Students share 2 contributions). As we read, I want you to pay attention to how Bear’s friends help to either encourage him or discourage him as he’s learning to ride. Let’s read to find out if Bear can overcome his problem of not being able to ride his bike.
Opening Moves:
Prompt predictions based on the title
Share a personal connection you have with the text
Invite personal connections
Rationale:
I selected Bike On, Bear! for my growth mindset text set because it’s an example of a challenge being taken on and overcome. This book shows the feelings of Bear as he fails repeatedly, which could lead to a classroom conversation about the feelings we have when we fail at something we’re trying hard to do, even if we're "brainier than a monkey". The encouragement of Bear’s friends in the illustrations is also something the class would discuss to hopefully steer our own interactions with friends in the same direction.