Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

The Very Hungry Class

For Teachers K
Students listen to a read aloud of Eric Carle's, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, as an introduction to their study of the metamorphosis of a butterfly. They participate in a number of cross-curricular activities in this unit of lessons.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Butterfly Life Cycle

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this life science worksheet, students draw a picture of each stage of the butterfly life cycle. They fill in four squares of a chart with the picture of a butterfly egg, larva or caterpillar, pupa or chrysalis, and a butterfly.
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Feeling Through Eric Carle

For Teachers Pre-K
Students construct a "feeling cube" for the purpose of exploring and discussing feelings. Students read "The Hungry Caterpillar" discussing life cycle and making a sock puppet, discussing the feelings explored during the activity and the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Butterflies

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students complete art projects about butterflies. In this butterflies lesson plan, students complete projects including tissue paper butterflies, edible caterpillars, coloring pages, and more.
Printables
Certificate Street

Student of the Week

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Offer this certificate to one pupil per week in recognition of excellent behavior, dazzling academics, hard work, or other positive school-related achievements. The document is editable.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Wildlife Federation

Bloomin' Butterflies

For Teachers K - 12th
Get an up close and personal look at the metamorphosis of the butterfly. Pupils take ownership of their learning by collecting butterfly eggs, building a cage, and raising them to adulthood. The lesson resource provides instructions for...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Butterfly Metamorphosis

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars read a story, watch a video, and interact with a butterfly website to learn about butterfly metamorphosis. In this butterfly lesson plan, students listen, discuss, and participate in activities relating the metamorphosis...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Camouflage Game

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students analyze the numbers of each color of caterpillar collected, and discuss reasons for this. PowerPoint presentations may be made. This lesson requires the teacher to set up a situation prior to teaching. Red and Green...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Adding Up to Ten

For Students 1st
In this addition worksheet, 1st graders write the missing numbers to make an equation that is equal to 10. They count the number of yellow caterpillars to determine the first addend, and count the number of pink caterpillars to determine...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Alphabetical Order - Grade Three Dolch Words

For Students 3rd Standards
In this alphabetical order worksheet, 3rd graders look at 4 words on each picture of a caterpillar. They write the words in alphabetical order as they complete 14 caterpillars.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Whale of a Tale

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read "A Very Hungry Caterpillar" and discuss factual information in the book. They research whales and use information to write a narrative story. They take their stories through the writing process.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nutrition Unit

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete activities for the six basic food groups. In this food groups lesson plan, 1st graders view examples of food samples from the various groups and sample the foods. Students discuss the food pyramid and draw a fruit...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Adding 0's

For Students K - 2nd
In this addition worksheet, students answer 20 questions in which they add a number less than 10 to the number 0. There is a picture of a caterpillar at the top of the page.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Short, Shorter, and Shortest

For Students Pre-K - K
In this size comparison worksheet, students color the picture of the shortest thing in each of 4 rows. They see black line pictures of buses, girls jumping rope, kites, and caterpillars.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Tracing Practice

For Students Pre-K - K
In this early childhood education tracing practice instructional activity, students trace the 4 sets of wavy dotted lines that connect the caterpillars to their food.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Words That Begin With c 2

For Students K - 1st
For this printing words that begin with c practice worksheet, students trace the c words caterpillar, carrot, cow, and cat. Students trace 4 words.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students illustrate a life cycle. In this butterfly lesson, students watch the video The Very Hungry Caterpillar and discuss the life cycle of a butterfly. Students illustrate the stages.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Building a Butterfly Garden

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students plant a garden which will become the habitat for butterflies as they go through their life cycle.  In this life cycle lesson plan, students grow plants that attract butterflies and feed caterpillars in order to observe the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Butterfly Metamorphosis

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study butterfly metamorphosis. In this science lesson, students read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and create a model of butterfly metamorphosis. Students write a paragraph about the process.
Worksheet
TLS Books

Alphabetizing First Grade Dolch Words

For Students 1st Standards
Provide your first grades with the opportunity to practice a valuable skill. They'll use the handy caterpillars to help them alphabetize three sets of four Dolch site words. The words are specific to those found in first grade site...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Observing Plants

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify how plants affect the survival of a caterpillar and what plants need to survive. They plant three bean seeds in the three containers, placing two containers at a sunny window and the third one in a dark closet and label...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Very Hungry Kindergartner

For Teachers K
Students read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and write their own book called The Very Hungry Kindergartner. They illustrate pages and complete sentences that are laid out for them. They share their book with other classes.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spring Art Activities

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students complete a variety of art projects to celebrate the arrival of spring. They create symmetrical butterfly designs, paper mache eggs, and caterpillars, and complete a crayon resist and marble painting.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Turned the Lights Out?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover the life cycle of butterfly by observing its growth from egg to caterpillar and the formation of its chrysalis. Students conduct an experiment in which they design housing for the chrysalises which are either in full...

Other popular searches