BEFORE THE STORY

You could look at the front cover of the book and ask your child – What is that on the front cover? What colours can you see? Is the caterpillar long or short? What do caterpillars turn into? It has big eyes, what other animals have big eyes? It is wriggly, what other animals are wriggly?

DURING THE STORY

You should listen to the story once all the way through using our Three Read Approach.

On the second read (not on the same day) you could pause the video and ask questions to help your child think more deeply about the story and share their ideas. This could be things like:

“What will happen next?”
“Why did that happen?”
“Do you like this character?”
“Can you remember what the author does?”
“What is the name of the person who drew the pictures?”
What does the spine of a book do?
What is the blurb?
What does a caterpillar turn into again?On the third read (a couple of days later) you could mute the audio and ask your child to read the story to you.AFTER THE STORY

To extend the interest and learning further there are some downloadable resources below that you could explore together. We would love to see what you get up to, so use the SHARE button from the main toolbar to send us a picture, video or comment.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Song