Good morning!
It has been wonderful to see some of you (who will soon be starting school) on your Bear Hunt adventures. Please keep sharing with us on our Team or elsewhere as we’d love to see more.
Today’s suggestions are inspired by something from our Team…
- Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar or watch it here:
2. Find creative ways to make your own caterpillar
3. The caterpillar eats lots of different foods. What do you like to eat? Can you draw a picture of your favourite foods? Maybe you can say and write the starting sound or the whole name next to each picture.
4. Each day the caterpillar eats something different. Do you remember all of the days of the week in order? Monday, Tuesday….
5. What did the caterpillar eat each day? Can you remember without looking at the book again? Can you challenge your adult?! Could you record it somehow?
6. Have you tasted all of the foods that the caterpillar eats? Are they all good for your body? Are some more/less healthy? Why?
Why don’t you pick one or two that are new or that you haven’t eaten in a while and write them on a shopping list? Once you have bought them you could do a tasting session and describe the look, smell, feel and taste of each fruit.
Perhaps you could make a smoothie with some of the fruits.
7. Can you find out about where the different foods come from? Do the fruits grow form small plants or trees? What do these plants look like? Can they be grown in our country or do they only grow in other countries with different climates? What could you grow to eat in your garden? Even if you don’t grow from seed you could perhaps look after a supermarket herb or strawberry plant.
8. In the story the caterpillar becomes a butterfly. What do you know about this in real life? Watch and listen for facts here or read online or in a book. What interesting words did you learn to describe the life cycle of a butterfly?
9. If you could change into something else what would it be? A butterfly? Another animal? A superhero? Tell your adult about it. Draw a picture to show the transformation. Maybe you could write a story about you in your new form.
10. Look closely at butterflies and explore the concept of symmetry with your child.
