Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Butterflies
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Becoming Charley by Kelly DiPucchio
Flannel Board: Butterfly Colors (after rhyme talk about primary colors, secondary colors, and rainbow order)
Movement: Butterfly, Butterfly
Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Activity: Very Hungry Caterpillar Story Stick idea from Make Learning Fun
Poem: “Caterpillars” from The Beauty of the Beast edited by Jack Prelutsky
Poem: “Caterpillars, Butterflies” from Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature by Nicola Davies
Poem: “The Monarch Butterfly” from Insectlopedia: Poems & Paintings by Douglas Florian
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home: Very Hungry Caterpillar Coloring Page