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*Caterpillars
*Fingerplay/Songs
Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar
Fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar
Into a corner will creep (children may creep)
He'll spin himself a blanket
And then go fast asleep (children curl up)
Fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar
Wakes up by and by (children awaken and dance about)
To find he has wings of beauty,
Changed to a butterfly.
*Art
Egg Carton Caterpillar
Need: empty egg carton, paint, pipe cleaners
Cut egg carton in half. So that each child has a row of about six
humps. Have them paint each hump and use pipe cleaner for antennaes.
You should then have a nice looking caterpillar!
Contributed By: Maria
Pattern Caterpillars
Need: circles from construction paper
Cut a large number of circles from black and orange construction
paper. Have the children create caterpillars by gluing the circles
together in a line, alternating colors to form patterns. Can add
circle stickers for eyes and construction paper antennae.
Very Hungry Caterpillar-Tissue College
*Math/Science
Eat, Eat, Eat!
Need: packing foam squiggles, markers, green construction paper,
tape, scissors.
Cut out one large leaf for each child. Children decorate packing foam
caterpillars with markers. Each child can tape a caterpillar to a
leaf, and then cut or tear their leaves to show where the
caterpillars have been eating.
Spotted Caterpillars
Need: packing foam squiggles, die, markers.
Draw dots on squiggles to correspond with dots on the die. Children
roll die and locate a caterpillar (squiggle) that has the same number
of dots. That caterpillar is removed from the group. Play continues
until all caterpillars are chosen.
*Snack
Melon Ball Caterpillars
Need: melon balls and lettuce leaf.
To make each caterpillar place 3 melon balls on a lettuce leaf. Can
add raisins for eyes.
*Other Sites
Graphics for The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Very Hungry Caterpillar Story Patterns (pdf)
Poor Caterpillar connect the dots #1-20
Help the Caterpillar Maze
Cc caterpillar color page
*Butterfly
Butterfly Color Pages
Coffee Filter Butterflies
Set out small containers of water with different colors of food
coloring added.
Lay coffee filters flat. With eyedroppers have children drip
different colors on each filter (not too wet!) Let the filters dry overnight.
When the coffee filters are dry gather the coffee filter in the
middle and clip it into the clothespin. Spread the wings out and you
have a colorful butterfly.
*Learning Centers
Cut easel paper in the shape of butterfly wings. Paint as usual.
*Group Time
Butterflies
Have children pretend to be caterpillars and crawl into their cocoons
(a blanket draped between chairs). Then when the children come out
they are beautiful butterflies!
Play some butterfly music such as Vivaldi's Spring for the children
to dance to while they are butterflies.
*Snack
Nector Juice
Cut out flower shapes from construction paper that will cover the top
of paper cups. Fill the cups with fruit juice, then insert a straw
into the middle of the paper flowers and let children drink
“nector” from the flowers.
*Other Sites
Butterfly
Color Pages
Butterfly
Mask to print and make. (PBS)
Butterfly
Life Cycle
Which
Butterfly Is Different (worksheet)
Butterflies Life cycle worksheet
Place the circle of the butterflies life stages on the butterfly.
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