The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Read aloud picture book

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Caterpillars are so interesting! Let's read to find out what happens when one day a caterpillar becomes VERY hungry.


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Want to learn more about the life cycle of caterpillars and butterflies? Check out this video from SciShow Kids. Then, watch this process unfold with this National Geographic video. Learn more about Eric Carle, the author and illustrator of the story, and how he thinks about making stories and books in this interview celebrating the 50th Anniversary of, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." Then, take a tour of The Eric Carle Picture Book Museum or hear Eric Carle read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" aloud!
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Sometimes fiction books can help us learn a little bit of real information too-- just like in, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar!" Next time you read a fiction book think about any real life connections you can make to science experiments, history stories, or art lessons you've learned about!
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Whitney Raser
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Why do you think the caterpillar was so hungry? Explain your answer with evidence from the text.

05/14/2020
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Avani Sharma • LESSON IN PROGRESS

It is eating so many things because it has to grow and become a butterfly

07/22/2020
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Avani Sharma • LESSON IN PROGRESS

because caterpillars eventually become butterflies

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because it becomes butterfly by the end

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Caiden Reese • LESSON IN PROGRESS

to get the things needed to grow into a beautiful butterfly

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