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The Very Hungry Kindergartner Lesson PlanThe Very Hungry Kindergartner Lesson Plan
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The Very Hungry Kindergartner

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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.

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phonetics, counting

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Curated OER
Students complete various activities related to the book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." They participate in a shared reading activity, read and write a sentence for each day of the week, draw a picture of the caterpillar eating one of...
K - 2nd English Language Arts
Lesson Plan

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

FloridaHealth
Invite that hungry caterpillar to teach your class about nutrition! After brief instruction on fruit, the teacher reads The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle to the class. Kids hold up the fruit images at appropriate points in the...
K - 2nd English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Big and Little Activity

Positively Autism
A big caterpillar, a little caterpillar. A big butterfly, a little butterfly. Images from Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar model for learners with autism the difference between big and little.
Pre-K - 3rd English Language Arts
PPT

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Vocabulary

Positively Autism
Moon, eggs, leaf, sun, caterpillar. Prior to reading Eric Carle's classic tale, introduce vocabulary for The Very Hungry Caterpillar with these picture cards that also include the vocabulary word printed in large type.
Pre-K - 3rd English Language Arts
Printables

Folk and Fairy Tale Readers: The Spider and the Beehive

Scholastic
Anansi the spider teaches young readers the importance of sharing with others in this fun African folktale. Offering clear illustrations and repetitive structure, this printable book is ideal for developing children's reading fluency.
Pre-K - 3rd English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Activity

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Very Hungry Caterpillar [Pdf]

Chase Young, PhD
A reader's theater script for Eric Carle's picture book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, is provided on these pages. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
Pre-K - 1st English Language Arts
Activity

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activity Booklet

Penguin Books
Enter the colorful world of The Very Hungry Caterpillar with a booklet filled with activities to celebrate Eric Carle.
Pre-K - 2nd English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Very Hungry Caterpillar

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Students explore the life cycle of a butterfly. In this life cycle lesson, students read the book the Very Hungry Caterpillar. Students use this book throughout the year to create a year round bulletin board showing the stages of the...
K Visual & Performing Arts
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Introduce Vocabulary: One Hungry Monster (O'Keefe)

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Combine counting and vocabulary practice with Susan O'Keefe's engaging story One Hungry Monster, which you can find on YouTube if needed. Introduce learners to the following in-text words: doubt, gargle, rude, swear, and...
K - 3rd English Language Arts
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Introduce Vocabulary: A Picture Book of Abe Lincoln (Adler)

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The story of Abe Lincoln serves as the backdrop to this vocabulary-in-context activity as you read David Adler's A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln. Scholars learn these politically themed words before listening to you read the story...
K - 3rd English Language Arts
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