https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv en-us 2017-11-10 21:19:09 UTC 2023-03-17 19:27:09 UTC hello@padlet.com at95640n https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205832796 "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" can be used to teach the days of the week. It can also be used to learn about the theme of a story when teaching literacy. For example, the story follows the caterpillar through its life cycle stages and describes what food it eats on which day. Also, the book teaches that the days of the week repeat, when it puts emphasis on that it was Sunday again. This worksheet can be used to help students follow along with what the caterpillar eats each day as well as its progress through the cycle. ]]> 2017-11-10 21:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205832796 at95640n https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205833007 "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" can be used to teach good nutrition. For example, the caterpillar eats a different food item each day. The caterpillar eats an apple, pears, plums, strawberries, oranges and much more. Also, the book infers that if you eat too much food in one day, you'll end up with a stomachache. It can also be used to learn about the conflict of a story when teaching literacy. These images can be used to allow students to make their own version of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" using the same life cycle and food. ]]> 2017-11-10 21:22:54 UTC https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205833007 at95640n https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205833244 "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" can be used to teach the life cycle of a butterfly. It can also be used to learn about the plot of a story when teaching literacy. For example, the story starts off with the image of an egg on a leaf. Next, a tiny and very hungry caterpillar pops out of the egg. After the hungry caterpillar was no longer hungry, he built a small house around himself, called a cocoon. Lastly, he bit a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and became a beautiful butterfly. This worksheet can be used to help students follow along with what stage the caterpillar is in throughout the story. ]]> 2017-11-10 21:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205833244 at95640n https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205833706 "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" can be used to teach how to count. It can also be used to learn about the theme of a story when teaching literacy. For example, the caterpillar eats one apple, two pears, three plums, four strawberries and five oranges. Also, in regard to the life cycle of a butterfly, the story teaches that a caterpillar stays inside its cocoon for more than two weeks. This worksheet can be used to help students count how many times the caterpillar eats each fruit. ]]> 2017-11-10 21:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205833706 at95640n https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205834205 Eric Carle is the author of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"]]> 2017-11-10 21:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205834205 at95640n https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205834503 2017-11-10 21:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205834503 at95640n https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205834554 The author of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" speaks about the process of the making of the book on its 40th anniversary. Also, he adds that the learning this book has to offer makes it a book of hope for a child going into the real world down the line. ]]> 2017-11-10 21:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205834554 at95640n https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205835082 "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" chart can be used to reiterate three educational themes in one. This chart references the days of the week, counting and different food. Placing it into a graphic organizer helps children organize information before, during and after a lesson.]]> 2017-11-10 21:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/at95640n/bh7lfbp3h9qv/wish/205835082