The Very Hungry Caterpillar
By Eric Carle North Elementary First
Grade Jennifer Christian, Amanda Jones, Michelle
LePere
- Author Study:
On the K-4 WebSchool under Literature, Meet the Authors, About the Author, Eric Carle
- Graphing Idea and
Technology:
Submitted by Marisa on August 28, 2000 (Caterpillar Exchange Board) I used this book with my insect theme and also in a Grade 2 math class. We read the book and then I had the children graph the amounts of food that the caterpillar ate on each day of the week. To extend this work, I created a set of
Hungry Caterpillar Word Problems (Caterpillar Exchange Board). For example, on Monday 6 hungry caterpillars ate through 4 apples each. Students then had to graph the amount of fruit the hungry caterpillars ate each day of the week. The students loved it. Could make the graph a technology project and use AppleWorks Art and drawing a small spreadsheet.
- Writing and Technology:
Submitted by Becky Burke on June 11, 2000 (Caterpillar Exchange Board) My first graders wrote their own stories based on The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Then they made slide shows using Kid Pix Deluxe.They had fun sharing their shows with classmates and with other classes. Their shows were even e&endash;mailed to parents.
- Life cycle of a caterpillar and
Art:
Study the life cycle of a caterpillar and use a pea for the egg, use a corkscrew pasta for the larva, use a shell pasta for the chrysalis, and use bow tie pasta for the butterfly.
- Sock puppet retelling of the
story:
Submitted by Cathy Furlong on April 29, 2000 (Caterpillar Exchange Board) This is an idea for The Very Hungry Caterpillar that I got from a workshop many years ago. I glued wiggle eyes on a bright green sock and then used felt to make all of the foods in the story. Each food has a slit cut out of the middle. As the story is read, I wear the sock caterpillar on my hand and the children feed the food to the caterpillar by putting it over the sock. The caterpillar and food then go into a plastic bag and magically appear as a felt butterfly. (I tuck the butterfly into the palm of my hand inside the sock before I start). I made this about 15 years ago and assumed it would last a year, maybe two. It is still around! The children absolutely love this activity.
- Fruit salad based on what the
caterpillar ate:
Submitted by Motoko on September 09, 1999 (Caterpillar Exchange Board) We received this recipe from one fan of Eric Carle 's book. Thought you will find it useful in your cooking venture.
Very Hungry Caterpillar Fruit Salad
1 Apple
2 Pears
3 Plums
4 Strawberries
5 Oranges
Bunch of Mint Leaves
Peel, pare, seed, hull and section each fruit. Cut into bite-sized pieces. Then put them all together in a big bowl and chill. Garnish each serving with a sprig of mint. Serve to a small group of friends, after reading a good book. You'll enjoy every bit of it.
- Illustrating Like Eric
Carle:
Show the video, Eric Carle Picture Writer (Caterpillar Exchange Board), that tells how Eric Carle does his illustrations. Then the children do an illustration using tissue paper, and a glue/water solution.
- Comparison of a caterpillar's life
cycle to a ladybug's:
Use books to study the life cycles of each. Create a stationary Venn Diagram in AppleWorks and do your comparison. For example: they both start out as eggs, but the eggs look different. Could also use the Venn diagram to compare 2 insects.
- Technology and The parts of a
butterfly:
After researching butterflies, Use Kid Pix to draw a butterfly and label each part.
Using the digital camera and our Garden: Use the camera to find evidence of caterpillars and butterflies in our Garden.
- Technology and Charting what we
eat:
After a study of healthy foods and the 4 food groups. Have the children chart what they eat for lunch on every day of the week. Could use Apple works to chart how many servings of each food group they ate for the entire week. Could also use Claris Works, activities, calendar to chart their lunch items.
- Comparing butterflies and
moths:
Use the Venn diagrams that you can make in Appleworks to compare butterflies and moths. Use the web site Exploring Butterflies in Kindergarten to learn about the similarities and differences.
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