Friday’s Storybook and Activity Idea – The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Promoting Healthy Eating

Hello Everyone,

Here is the storybook The Very Hungry Caterpillar written by Eric Carle, read by Bella. The storybook is about a small caterpillar who emerges from an egg and begins eating everything in sight. Finally, it is no longer hungry and no longer small. The big, fat caterpillar builds a cocoon around himself and finally emerges as a beautiful butterfly.

Suggested Activity …

  • Can you make healthy choices for snack?
  • Can you create a healthy fruit salad for your snack?
  • Use recycled materials such as egg trays and kitchen roll tubes to create your own very hungry caterpillar.
  • Can you find a caterpillar outside?

Next Steps …

  • Can you count the pieces of fruit in your healthy fruit salad?
  • Can you use your language skills to name each of the healthy fruits in your fruit salad?
  • Can you create scenes from the storybook the very hungry caterpillar using your caterpillar that you created?
  • Can you find facts relating to caterpillars on the internet?

 

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