You can get other colored cupcake liners as well so you can create the butterfly at the end of the book too!
With this fun activity, kids build caterpillars letter by letter by sorting them into curves and straights.įlatten some green and red cupcake liners, add googly eyes and sequins, then create this adorable caterpillar. Caterpillar Letter Sortīeing able to recognize the similarities and differences between letters is an important skill for early readers and writers. Finally, have your students work on their fine motor skills by dropping red and green pom-poms into the holes. Tissue Box CaterpillarĬreate a caterpillar on the top of a tissue box, then poke holes in the caterpillar’s body. This activity helps students engage with the story, learn the days of the week, practice their counting skills, and learn about healthy eating! Kids will be working on their fine motor control while getting creative. We love how simple this project is, since all you will need are some pipe cleaners and beads and maybe some green card stock. Yes, it’s been done before, but it’s one of those memorable activities (and keepsakes) that every kid loves. activity roundup for The Very Hungry Caterpillar would be complete without the classic egg carton caterpillar. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children’s Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 76 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children.
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