"Going on a Bear Hunt" by Greg and Steve

"Going on a Bear Hunt" by Greg and Steve
Going on a bear hunt is a fun way for children to talk about over, under, around, and
different ways to move their bodies. The children will be running away from the bear by
the end of this song.

Song lyrics

Hey everybody! We’re going on a bear hunt! Are you afraid?
(Kids: I’m not afraid! *shakes heads no*)
1….2….3
(stomps feet as in hiking)
We’re going on a bear hunt!
(Kids: We’re going on a bear hunt!)
Take pictures with my camera!
(Kids:Take pictures with my camera! *pretend to take pictures*)
Open up the door, squeak!
(Kids: Open up the door, squeak! *pretends to open door*)
Walk down the road
(Kids: Walk down the road *marches, pretending to be on a road)
Coming to a wheatfield!
(Kids: *still marching* Coming to a wheatfield!)
Can’t go under it.
(Kids: Can’t go under it *motions to doan under motion, sorta like a crawl*)
Can’t go over it.
(Kids: Can’t go over it *motions to climb over it*)
Hafta go through it!
(Kids: Hafta go through it! *makes vertical slicing motions with hands making a sha-sha sound while still marching*)
1….2….3….4
Got through the wheatfield.
(Kids: Got through the wheatfield*still marching*)
Coming to a bridge.
(Kids: Coming to a bridge*still marching*)
Can’t go under it.
(Kids: Can’t go under it *shaking heads no*)
Hafta walk over it!
(Kids: Hafta walk over it! *nods and starts to march more over the bridge, making a clicking noise with tongue*)
1….2….3….4
Got over the bridge.
(Kids: *marching again* Got over the bridge.)
Coming to a tree.
(Kids: Coming to a tree *marching*)
Can’t go under it.
(Kids: Can’t go under it. *marching*)
Guess we’ll hafta climb[1] it!
(Kids: Guess we’ll hafta climb it! *marching*)
Climb to the top!
(Kids: Climb to the top! *pretend to climb tree*)
1….2….3….4
Do you see a bear?
(Kids: Do you see a bear? *pretend to search by shielding eyes from light looking around*)
No.
(Kids: *shaking heads no* No)
Let’s climb down.
(Kids: Let’s climb down. *pretend to climb down*)
1….2….3….4
Coming toa river.
(Kids: Coming to a river. *marching again*)
Can’t go under it.
(Kids: Can’t go under it *shaking heads no with marching*)
Can’t fly over it.
(Kids: Can’t fly over it *shaking heads no with marching*)
Let’s get in the boat!
(Kids: Let’s get in the boat! *sits or stands holding hands with another infront of them and pulls one another in turn like rowing a boat*)
1….2….3….4
Got across the river.
(Kids: *marching again* Got across the river.)
Coming to a cave.
(Kids: *still marching* Coming to a cave.)
Can’t go under it.
(Kids: *marching and shaking their heads no* Can’t go under it.)
Can’t go over it.
(Kids: *marching and shaking heads no* Can’t go over it.)
(whisper) Tip toe inside…
(Kids: *tiptoeing and whispering* Tip toe inside…)
It’s dark in here.
(Kids: *still tip toeing and whispering* It’s dark in here.)
Is anyone around?
(Kids: *whispering, tiptoeing and looking around* Is anyone around?)
I see two eyes!
(Kids: I see two eyes! *in place*)
And a big furry body…
Let’s take a puh-puh-picture!
(Kids: Let’s take a puh-puh-picture!)
RUN! IT’S A BEAR!
(Kids: RUN! IT’S A BEAR!*start to run around*)
1.2.3.4
Back to the river!
Row your boat across!
(Kids: *still running* *does that activity again quickly*)
1.2.3.4
Run to thetree!
(Kids: *Running*)
1.2.3.4
Climb up! [2]
1.2.3.4
(kids: *pretend to hastily climb up*)
Climb down!
1.2.3.4
(kids: *climb downfast* *start to run again*)
Run to the bridge!
(kids:*running*)
1.2.3.4
Cross it!
(kids: *running* *fast clicking tongue noises and running over bridge*)
1.2.3.4
Run through the wheatfield!
(Kids: *running making the sha-sha noise cutting through the wheat quickly*)
1.2.3.4
Run down the road!
(Kids: *running around again*)
1.2.3.4
Open up the door, quick!
(Kids: *pretending to open door*)
Closeit!
(Kids: *pretend to slam door*)
Whew…
(Kids: *sighing in relief,wiping their foreheads*)
We made it…
(Kids: Whew, we made it…)
…Hey everybody, let’s go on a bear hunt! Are you afraid?
(Kids: *shaking heads no* No *giggles*)