Title – The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Author- Eric Carle
Illustrator- Eric Carle
Recommended Level- Pre-Kindergarten - 3rd Grade
CCSSM Content
Standards-
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.3
Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4
Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
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Summary- The Very Hungry Caterpillar is picture book which was written
and illustrated b Eric Carle. Through the life of a caterpillar this book
teaches counting, the days of the week, colors, growth, and identification of food and
objects.
Rating- 5 out of 5: I rate this book a five out of five because it is
very intriguing to preschoolers and toddlers. This book was very relatable to
toddlers and they were able to see some of their favorite things like food, and
candy. Also this book provides students with counting, growth, colors, the days
of the week, and vivid images to grasp their attention.
Classroom Ideas/
Lesson Ideas –
This book can be used
when introducing numbers, counting, addition, and the days of the week.
Students can be given a chart with the days of the week labeled. The second time
reading the book students should be able to count the days of the week by putting
one number on each day of the chart by counting up. The following day students should
be told to keep count of the number of food the caterpillar ate each day.
This book is one of my favorites to teach younger kids. It's colorful, engaging to read to them, and kids love food ! The children even get a little lesson about the stages of the butterfly which is really awesome too. The days of the week also in the book help you as a teacher to also give a question before you turn the page. Maybe ask them if he ate this on Monday, what day is next ? Overall , great choice of literature to share with your students.
ReplyDeleteAlways loved this book! It's fun and very useful for teaching young children about numbers, counting, and everything you listed. I like Amanda's idea for how to use it for teaching days of the week (If he ate this on monday, what day is next. What day did he eat the other thing? etc).
ReplyDeleteGreat mathematics literature book. Children have the great interest in animals tales which reflect the innate desires of their own, the inclusion of animals in tales written for the purposes of instruction is an old habit which always captures children’s attention and sustains them in a lesson. My teacher did a lesson on this book, she used the printable worksheets booklet: activities in science and math. The activities in the booklet include a create-your-own mobile pattern, several coloring pages, and ideas for math lessons.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading this book as a child. I remember the book being so colorful and engaging. Looking at it from a teachers perspective there's a lot that a student can learn from this book. Your lesson ideas list several examples.
ReplyDeleteThis is a timeless piece of literature, I will forever read to my students. Your classroom ideas seem to be very engaging and fun for the students. I think another activity that can be done is having the students track how many things they eat throughout the day/week.
ReplyDeletei love this book. I think this is a book that has a lot to teach from. Students can learn about numbers, dats and sizes. One of the questions that can be asked is what is bigger than what? How are the animals different? How are they alike? I really like your classroom activities. This book is always a great choice!
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