SK to Grade One

Before Reading:

Ask questions or pose prompts. Some suggestions are:

1. A caterpillar is an insect. What are some other insects?

2. A caterpillar changes into something very beautiful. Do you know what it is?

3. What do you think the very hungry caterpillar likes to eat?

4. What do you like to eat?

While Reading:

Stop the story at appropriate parts to ask questions or pose prompts. Some suggestions are:

1. When you get to the various fruits, point to and guess with your child the number of fruits.

2. Count the last set of food, and ask “Do you think you could eat all that?” “How would you feel if you tried eating all these at once?” Then read the words on the bottom of the page:” That night he had a stomach ache”.

3. After reading the words,” He pushed his way-out and..”, then ask “What do you think he turned into?”

After Reading:

1. Briefly discuss how the caterpillar became a butterfly. Use fords like:” first, second, third/last”.

2. Turn/rewind to the pages/parts that show the fruits and ask “Which one of these is your favourite fruit?”

3. Turn/rewind to the pages/parts where all the different types of foods are displayed and ask “Do you think caterpillars eat these types of foods?”, “What do you think they actually eat?”, “If you could eat one of these foods, which one would you pick?” Show the foods and ask, “Which one tastes salty? Sweet? Sour?”