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Caterpillar Theme
Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities
A caterpillar is the larvae, or
middle life stage, of a butterfly or moth. Butterflies and
moths are one of the most beautiful creatures in nature. Present the caterpillar activities in conjunction with the butterfly
theme.
The activities below can be spread over a few of days with a day break
in between. To help you make a
"small learning center" and make the presentation more
exciting there are a number educational printable materials that can
be displayed.
Materials:
- printer
- paper
- coloring & writing supplies
- Review crafts for additional materials
Letter C Caterpillar
Butterfly life cycle coloring pages
Crafts
Letter C Caterpillar, Colors & Circles Craft
Letter C Caterpillar, Colors, Numbers & Circles Craft
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Days of the Week Worksheets
Standard block & D'Nealian format
Caterpillar
Read
Jenna's Story: "Caterpiller to Butterflie"
A young child, Jenna Dower, shares her fascination with the
butterfly in her artwork and story. Jenna's Story:
"Caterpiller to Butterflie" (yes spelled in this charming
way by Jenna) will show children the interesting growth stages of a
butterfly in delightful and simple language that they can
understand. Make sure to share that Jenna is a child just like
them and she made the illustrations and wrote the story.
This is a great opportunity to introduce or practice letter C caterpillar.
Activity: Caterpillar Crafts
Option 1 > Caterpillar,
Letter C, Colors and Circles
Option 2 >
Caterpillar,
Letter C, Colors, Numbers and Circles
This is an easy activity to reinforce letter C, nine colors, the
circle shape and numbers 1 to 9.
Activity > Online Jigsaw Puzzle > Caterpillar
Skills: Problem
solving, bilingual English and Spanish
Here is an online puzzle the children will enjoy with a grasshopper
image. The default puzzle is 6 pieces.
Related activities > Butterfly
theme & crafts
Activity > Eric Carle's Book > The Very Hungry Caterpillar Days of the Week Worksheets
Skills > Handwriting > Learning Days of the Week
Worksheets
After reading the book present the complimentary worksheets to learn
and trace the days of the week.
Activity > Books > Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Listen to the author read the book @ You Tube. Find @ a library
