I have so many books that I would like to use in my classroom when I become a teacher. One book that has always been my favorite is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Depending on the age group I work with, I defiantly want to use this book in one of my lessons. This books' theme is all about the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly. The story is fun for younger children. It discusses what the caterpillar ate and what events led up to the transformation to the beautiful butterfly.
One activity I could do is a pasta caterpillar to butterfly art work. In this activity, the children get to make the different stages of a butterfly out of different types of pastas and noodles. The egg is made out of a piece of rice. The caterpillar is made out of a spiral noodle. The chrysalis is made out a shell noodle and the butterfly is made out of bow-tie pasta. The children get to place the pasta on a piece of paper and label the different stages. Another activity I could do is turn the students into butterflies. We would first crawl around the room like we are caterpillars. Then, each student would lay down and put a scarf or blanket over top of them. This would symbolize them being in a chrysalis. Then we would all stand up and use the blanket as our wings for the butterfly. It would be fun and active.
I am really looking forward to sharing different books and activities with my students.
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A good book that it used often in classrooms. I would suggest that you pair it with a non-fiction book that shows the true life cycle of the caterpillar since this one is so unrealistic. Good interactive activities.
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