Suzy Seasons Bear

Suzy Seasons Bear - Dress the bear for the seasons

A fun way to combine working on fine motor skills with learning how to dress for the seasons. One plush bear (soft, short fur) and four outfits are included, one for each of the four seasons.

Fasteners on the clothes include two ties on the swimsuit top and Velcro behind the buttons on the dress and coat. No actual buttoning. The headband is elastic and the bloomers and swimsuit bottom have elastic waists. The zippered plastic carrying bag is square shaped and requires a change in direction as you come to each corner. 

There is one board book enclosed in a plastic pocket on each side of the bag, one for each of the seasons. The stories are simple and include simple pictures of the bear dressed in appropriate clothing for each season. The clothes the bear is wearing in the books are the same clothes that are in the bag. The clothes included in the bag are:

• Spring - rain coat and rain hat
• Summer - two piece swimsuit and headband with bow
• Fall - dress, bloomers, fall hat
• Winter - knitted scarf and hat 

Here is Suzy in her summer outfit, and a look at the matching summer book.

I really like this set except for one thing: Suzy has a coat for spring, a warm looking dress and bloomers for fall, but for winter, a season where you need to wear more clothes, there is only a hat and scarf. Where is the coat? The book shows her with a sleeveless jacket, but it was not included in the bag.  

Try this:

• Show the individual all the clothes and ask him to dress the bear as one of the seasons, then read the book and see it the outfit matches.
• While reading the book, ask the individual to dress the bear in the matching outfit.
• Dress the bear from the pictures in the book before reading. Let the child play with the bear while reading the book.
• Use the child's own clothing. Assemble an outfit for the season you are reading about. Discuss why you chose those clothes, bringing in discussion about the weather.
• Present the child with several pieces of his own clothing. Ask him to assemble an outfit for the particular season you are reading about.
• Follow with a session of working on fasteners.
• Let the child zip and unzip the bag. You will not have to connect the two side of the zipper to zip, but you will have to turn the bag at each corner to keep going.
• Work on dressing for seasons, fine motor precision, manual dexterity, coordinated use of both hands, eye-hand coordination, visual discrimination, motor planning, leisure and play exploration and participation.

In the bag: 4 mini board books, 1 plush bear, 4 outfits

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