The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Lesson plans and teaching resources

Butterfly Metamorphosis
Butterfly metamorphosis is explored through art, math, and writing. Students write a paragraph explaining butterfly metamorphosis. This lesson is designed for first and second grade.

DLTK's Book Breaks: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Story sequencing and craft ideas related to this book.

Life Cycle of Butterflies
Students explore artwork (included), practice sequencing. Designed for kindergarten.

Sequencing The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Scripted lesson with extension activities and assessment.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Designed for kindergarten students, these activities integrate language arts and mathematics.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
A variety of supporting activities.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Extensive resources, ideas.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Reader's theater script for 5 readers. Free, downloadable. Adobe Reader required for access.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
To support reading this book, students make tissue paper caterpillars.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Students work with patterns in reading, make caterpillars from tissue paper, write their own "The Very Hungry Children," and learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. Adobe Reader required for access.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
An interactive word search puzzle.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Activity ideas submitted by teachers and parents.

The Very Hungry Teacher
After reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar , students will use the writing process to write their own version of a Very Hungry story. Activities are organized by day. This lesson is designed for first grade.