EDU 271

Amanda Tower 3/1/06

The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Interactive Power Point activity No. of students: 25
Time: 20 minutes Grade Level: K or 1st grade

Intended Student Outcomes:

Specific behavioral objectives:
Condition: This activity is designed to take place in a classroom with power point
accessibility
Observable Behavior: While participating in this activity I want my students to be able to
improve language development by learning to recognize and enjoy pattern in text.
Criterion of Performance: All students will participate in turn during this activity.

NYS Standard: This activity relates to Standard 6- Communication and Technology.

The Power Point activity actively engages the students in verbal and non verbal
communication; while students are reciting aloud they are following the words on the
presentation and their cards. Students work together repeating the phrases from the book.
This activity leads into active inquiry where students question what they would eat if they
were very hungry. The activity is actively guided and supported by the teacher
throughout the lesson.
PREPARATION:

Prerequisites: Students must be able to pay attention to the reading and recognize when
it is their turn to participate.
Do Ahead: Make Food and Day cards.
Materials:
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar book by Eric Carle.
• Power Point accompaniment.
• Food cards and Day of the week cards

Engage students by starting a discussion about what students already know about
caterpillars and what they think this book will be about.
Instructional Procedures:
1. The teacher will start by reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar once to the
students.
2. Distribute the days of the week and the food cards.
3. Perform your story using the Power Point presentation. When the story reaches
the “On ___, he ate through (number) (food) the student who is holding the
appropriate card, stands and holds up the card. All students will chant these parts
in unison, with the standing student saying his/her word. (Use the text to prompt
students when it is their turn.)
4. The story can be repeated multiple times. You can redistribute the food and day
cards. The objective is to have as many children joining in the chanting as
possible.
Assessment/Evaluation: Teacher will observe the students to see if they start to
recognize and enjoy the patterned text in this activity.

Follow-up Activity: Discussion of what the students sometimes eat when they ate
hungry. For homework students will be asked to make a flip book with pictures of things
that they would eat if they were a hungry caterpillar.