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Story Time
Watch the story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"by Eric Carle.
Here are some questions you can ask after your child finishes the story*:
What happened at the beginning of the story? (The caterpillar popped out of an egg)
What day comes after Monday? (Tuesday)
How did the caterpillar feel after eating too much food? (He felt sick)
What did the caterpillar look like when he was finally full? (a big fat caterpillar)
What did the caterpillar become at the end of the story? (a butterfly)
What is your favourite thing to eat? Why? (e.g. I like to eat ice-cream because it is sweet and cold)
*if this is hard for your child, try watching the story again and pausing to ask the questions right when the action happens
It's time to play!
What you will need: 1 die, 2 pieces of plain paper, 2 pencils/markers/crayons of your choice
*if you do not own a die, try writing the numbers 1-6 on pieces of paper and put them into a hat/sock. Instead of rolling the die, you can take turns pulling a number out of the hat. Remember to replace the number after your turn!
This activity helps with following directions and increasing vocabulary (antennae, left, right, wing). Take turns rolling the die. Whatever number you roll, draw the corresponding part. Talk about what you/your child is doing while you play. Be careful when you roll a 1 to only draw the face (not the head too!)
Once you are done your butterflies, decorate them! This helps improve vocabulary. You can introduce different decorating words to your child (decorate, spots, stripes, eyelashes...). Then, take turns telling each other how you decorated your butterfly. You might need to help your child with the words they need and to make their sentences longer. For example, if your child says, "I did orange and green and black and green, purple, red, blue," you might model, "I see that! You coloured the antennae black and the wings orange and black and green. Your butterfly's body has wide green stripes with skinny purple and red stripes and blue polka dots."
*please write down or record your child's response and send it, plus a picture of their butterfly, to Mrs. McGouran/Mrs. Whillier. Thank you!
The Very Hungry Caterpiller Necklace.pdfStory Necklace
Story Necklace
If you have some extra time you can make this fun story retell necklace.
What you will need:
string/yarn (does not need to be green)
printable
noodles (optional)
How to make it:
Print and cut out all the pieces using the printable above.
Cut a piece of yarn long enough to be necklace.
Begin by placing the caterpillar's head on the necklace.
Have your child sequence the pictures while placing them on the necklace. If you have noodles they can be used to divide the days. Another option is to listen to the story again and pause after each day for your child to add the correct picture.
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