I have used them in Early Years’ classrooms and also used them successfully with non native English speakers. As well as being lovely stories they are great for teaching children basic concepts and vocabulary. Our picture book collection includes several of Eric Carle’s books. We modified this Valentines Day bookmark so that it looked like The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This is an activity that can be adapted for children throughout Key Stage One and they have also enjoyed The Very Hungry Caterpillar story sacks that are very easy to make.Ĭaterpillar crafts are always fun, we’ve made hungry caterpillar necklaces, pom pom caterpillars, painted butterflies and printed caterpillars (the one here was printed using apple halves). Children have rewritten the story with their own favourite foods and I have turned their stories into class books and wall displays. I have also used it to discuss symmetry, the children painted one side of a butterfly and either folded the paper over to make a complete butterfly or used a mirror to observe the symmetry.ĭays of the week are introduced so I’ve included it in topics on Time. Counting is introduced, as the caterpillar’s appetite grows the number of pieces of fruit he eats increases. It can also be used to stimulate discussion about healthy eating, children can prepare their own hungry caterpillar picnic including all the food that he has eaten throughout the story (Children enjoy the icecream and the watermelon even if they aren’t sure about salami and pickles!).Īreas of the maths curriculum can also be covered using the book. The most obvious is the transition from caterpillar to butterfly which makes it great to include in a topic on mini beasts. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a fantastic book to use in the classroom as it can be used to cover so many areas of the curriculum.
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