Tea Party Diva

We start with colors but give you lots of ideas and fun variations for this teddy bear poem.

Count backwards, forwards, make nonsense verses, use tea party words etc. Add your own variations to suit your tea party theme, teddy bears picnic, or classroom unit. Add actions if you like.

Two Red Teddy Bears
Allow a child to choose the next color

Two red teddy bears
Coming down my stairs
Two red teddy bears
With two red pears

Three green teddy bears
Coming down my stairs
Three green teddy bears
With three green pears

Four yellow teddy bears
Coming down my stairs
Four yellow teddy bears
With four yellow pears

Five pink teddy bears
Coming down my stairs
Five pink teddy bears
With five pink pears

Variations

Count backwards with teddy bears going up the stairs - e.g.

Six purple teddy bears
Going up my stairs
Six purple teddy bears
With six purple pears

Five pink teddy bears
Going up my stairs
Five pink teddy bears
With five pink pears

Instead of colors, use descriptive words - e.g. stripey, sparkly, spotted etc.

Nine stripey teddy bears
Coming down my stairs
Nine stripey teddy bears
With nine stripey pears

All the verses could be on a story character or fantasy tea party theme - e.g.

Seven princess teddy bears
Coming down my stairs
Seven princess teddy bears
With ten princess pears

Nonsense verses and letting children’s imaginations go wild makes for great tea party fun. Try feeling words, action words and tea party food words - e.g. silly, skipping, rolling, laughing, birthday, jumping, cuddly, hopping, chocolate, cupcake, sandwich, apple etc.

Two icecream teddy bears
Coming down my stairs
Two icecream teddy bears
With two icecream pears

Make up your own variations depending on your tea party or classroom theme.

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