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First, we read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
We discussed how many things it ate before transforming into a beautiful butterfly.
Then, I took out one red balloon attached to a skinny green balloon.
Using a permanent marker, I did my best to draw the caterpillar’s face on the red balloon.
Next, we read The Very Hungry Caterpillar once more, but one page at a time and stopping after each page to draw on the green balloon what the caterpillar ate each day.
We made sure we read in order and drew in order.
My children had so much fun! Even my 3-year old helped.
I would draw the fruit for her and she would color them in.
And on and on the story went.
The very hungry caterpillar ate through an apple, two pears, three plums, four strawberries, etc…
Then it got to the picnic foods.
My children needed a little bit more help drawing some of them, but overall, they did great.
We all had a lot of fun making our caterpillar and realizing how much it ate in all.
We drew all the way to the very end of the balloon! Wow!
We hope that this post has inspired you to try this simple activity with your children.
They will love it!
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Vanessa says
This is such a sweet post! I love all the food drawings on the long skinny balloon. ๐ Great job!
Leslie Gale says
I love this idea. It’s easy and fun retell for the student. Thanks