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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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This simple book has been a favorite with generations of children. The simple, repeating text and bright, colorful illustrations are perfect for engaging young minds with short attention spans. However, this is more than just a storybook. The Very Hungry Caterpillar contains a wide variety of themes. So many, in fact, that this one simple book could be used as the basis of an entire preschool curriculum!
A Hungry Caterpiller Preschool Interactive Notebook
A Hungry CaterpillerMake some memories with your preschoolers as you introduce them to the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle using the Hungry Caterpillar Interactive Notebook. This product contains templates to complete eight different minibooks. There are also alternative versions for two of the booklets, a list of additional activities, and two notebook pages. Each page contains suggestions for the type of paper it should be printed on and layouts are included for attaching booklets to both a file folder or three hole punched cardstock. Sticker pages (to be printed on full size label paper) add to the fun and make this product even easier for preschoolers to use.

Preschool Interactive Notebook 

A Guide for Using The Very Hungry Caterpillar in the Classroom
This resource is directly related to its literature equivalent and filled with a variety of cross-curricular lessons to do before, during, and after reading the book. This reproducible book includes sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas, and cross-curriculum activities.
Colors

Red strawberries, purple plums, green leaves- this book contains a whole rainbow of colors!
Colors Printable Activities
Coloring pages, worksheets, flash cards suitable for toddlers, preschool and kindergarten to help children recognize colors and color mixing.
DLTK's Color Buddies
Free printable templates for children's "learn your colors" crafts. Suitable for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten students.
Folder Fun
Free Preschool File Folder Games, color matching games and shape printables for classroom use.
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Opposites

Big and little, hungry and full, day and night- point out the opposites as you read through the book.
Opposites Worksheets
FREE ready-to-print preschool worksheets in full color!
Opposites - EnchantedLearning.com
Rhymes, Printouts to Color, and Opposites in Many languages.
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Counting

One apple, two pears, three plums- count along with the very hungry caterpillar!
DLTK's Number Buddies
Free printable templates for children's "learn your numbers" crafts. Suitable for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten students.
Numbers Printable Activities
Worksheets, flash cards, coloring pages suitable for toddlers, preschool and kindergarten to help children learn numerals and early math concepts.
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Days of the Week

The Very Hungry Caterpillar follows a caterpillar as he eats his way through a weeks worth of meals. This is a great way to introduce the concept of calendars to your little one.
Calendar Theme
Printable worksheets, activities and lesson plans for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade can be downloaded from the site.
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Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Your child will watch The Very Hungry Caterpillar grow from egg to butterfly. What a great way to encourage an interest in science!
Monarch Picture Story
with printables
Butterfly Life cycle worksheet
Free printable butterfly worksheets.
Butterfly Mask
Crayola coloring page
ABC and 123: Learning About Life Cycle: Frogs, Plants, and Butteflies
A variety of craft Ideas
Insect Lore Live Butterfly Pavillion

Insect Lore Live Butterfly Pavillion

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Healthy Eating
Preschool Nutrition
Preschool Nutrition offers healthy eating information for preschoolers. Get nutrition recommendations, tips on healthy eating, preschool recipes, food and nutrition activities, tips to help with picky eaters, preschool food reviews, preschool cookbooks, free downloads, and more.
File Folder Fun
Free Printable Fruit/Vegetable Sorting File Folder Game
File Folder Fun
Free Printable Food Pyramid File Folder Game
Nutrition For Kids
Recently I had to teach a homeschool co-op class on nutrition. After searching for several months for some type of curriculum to use, I finally ended up doing some research and writing something myself. While I am not a nutrition expert, It is my hope that someone might still find something helpful here.
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Collage

Study Eric Carle's illustrations. Then make some of your own!
Paper Collage with Eric Carle
Kinderart
The Official Eric Carle Web Site
How I paint my tissue papers
The Official Eric Carle Web Site
How I create my pictures
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Unit (K-3)
Lessons, Links, printables, & ideas

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