The Very Hungry Caterpillar

[angeldelight]

The book is on special offer at the moment

http://www.redhouse.co.uk/webapp/wcs...%20caterpillar


Online story

http://web.tiscali.it/scuoleinrete29...terpillar1.htm


Ideas

Make some caterpillars of different sizes

Use small plasic fruits and food items featured in the story

Do some activities about Butterflys

http://schoolnet.gov.mt/butterflies/...ctivities.html


Act out the story with the children - indoors then outdoors

Taste different foods and talk about likes and dislikes

Make a fruit cocktail and add straws

Examine different fruits - talk about differences and similarities

Look at picturs of butterflies and the cyle of a butterfly and talk about a catterpillar

Make some catterpillars using egg boxes - paint them green

Make a butterfly

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/butterfly/index.html


Some more websites

Lots of fantastic ideas here

http://www.eric-carle.com/bb-VHC.html

FREE BOOKLET TO PRINT OUT HERE ....

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/...ty_Booklet.pdf

http://www.makinglearningfun.com/the...Printables.htm


http://www.teachingheart.net/veryhungrycaterpillar.html

http://learningparade.typepad.co.uk/foodthreading.pdf

More ideas

http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/hung...r/felt_fun.htm

Story cards

http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/hung...sequencing.htm

Of course add to this with drawings - craft work - pictures for evidence

Go for a walk see if you can find a caterpillar and a butterfly explain where they live

The list is endless



LINK TO THE EARLY LEARNING GOALS

PSD - Be confident to try different fruits expressing likes and dislikes
Show care and concern for living things

PSRN - Count reliably up to 5 every day objects - use language such as bigger and smaller to describe size
Talk about , recognise and recreate simple symmetrical patters

KUW - Find out more and identify some featurs of living things
How do things grow etc

CD - Explore colour , texture , shape form and space
Print patterns


Angel xx

[Monkey1]

Thank you Angel, this will come in handy when my Caterpillars arrive!

[katickles]

Thank you so much for all the ideas Angel - thats really good of you x

[ruby]

thank you Angel

have been looking out for this book



cathy

[emler]

Thanks Angel

[Wiggly]

Wow, thanks Angel - that's really helpful.

Wiggly
x

[miffy]

Thanks Angel

I love this book and like you say there's lots you can do with it!

Miffy xx

[ajs]

thanks angel i have just given this book to my one yr old mindee only to be told they've got it already.
so it will be going to the next one who has a birthday

thanks for the activities though maybe i'll get my copy out and we'll do some crafts on it

[charleyfarley]

Thanks Angel, it's a great book to work with

We love this book, Charley even has the one you colour in.

Carol xx

[janet]

thanks mate xx

[angeldelight]

Bumping up

Angel xx

[Rubybubbles]

You can now get the hungry caterpillar dressing up outfit from Adsa

[angeldelight]

You can now get the hungry caterpillar dressing up outfit from Adsa

Oh yes I saw them - very cute

Are you going to get one for yourself ?

Angel xx

[tracey36]

iv just brought the hungry caterpillar outfit from asda children loved it only trouble is they all want to wear it at the same time so im off on another trip to asda today to get another

[PaulaR]

does anyone know where the cheapest place is to buy real caterpillars. I bought a story sack from a freind and the butterfly keeper has been used. I looked on line and the cheapest is £11.75 for 5 caterpillars. Thought that was abit expensive but would love to get some

[angeldelight]

Bumping up for my self ha ha

We are doing this topic again with different children again, always a favourite

Angel xx

[angeldelight]

They have a great book in Sainsburys at the moment, with lots of stickers

Its buy one get one free also

Angel xx