C is for Caterpillar

Caterpillar (9/21-9/25)

Art

Egg Carton Caterpillar

Paper Chain Caterpillar

Caterpillar Coloring Page

Music

The fuzzy little caterpillar went up into a tree,
spun his cocoon and then he went to sleep.
While he was sleeping he dreamt that he could fly,
when he woke up (sigh) he was a butterfly.

Science

Caterpillar Life Cycle
Egg: hand clutched tight like a fist
Caterpillar: index finger extended, scrunched, extended, scrunched,....
Chrysalis: index finger of one hand wrapped by other hand (like a hotdog)
Butterfly: with thumbs interlocked, fingers wiggle and do flying motion

Math

Caterpillar Measuring
Using Frank Schaffer's Caterpillar Measuring Activity, the child will go around the room measuring various things (your hand, pencil, crayon, the door, the table, etc.).

Bigger and Smaller
Each student will get a caterpillar of a various size. Students must work together to put them in order from smallest to largest.

“Very Hungry Caterpillar” Graph
Students will put their name on a piece of paper and put it above their favorite food that the caterpillar ate in the story “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” We will discuss what food has the most and the least.

Language Arts

Books
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carl
“Houdini the Amazing Caterpillar” by Janet Pederson
“The Crunching Munching Caterpillar” by Sheridan Cain

Beginning Sounds
Use the patterns of the foods above. Make cards with the beginning letters (a, p, p, s, o, c, i, p, s, s, l, s, c, w) of the foods. Have students match. To make this more difficult, place your food patterns in a pocket chart, say a sound, and then pick a student to come up and take one food item that matches the given sound!

Phonics With the Letter “C”