Inside: A collection of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
This is our MOST POPULAR learning shelf based on our favorite story book The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Wonderful story and beautiful illustrations, this book is a must have in every children’s library. We created a whole shelf of learning activities that will be sure to delight every little Hungry Caterpillar fan!
Related: Interested to know how we do home learning with our themed shelf every month? Check out this post.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Learning Shelf
- Pinterest Idea Board: THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
- Unique Hashtag on Instagram: #hungrycaterpillarhts
- Focus Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- Additional Resources: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Printables by Empty Jar Illustrations, The Caterpillar Box from Applenana Box shop
*I received a free Caterpillar Box from Applenana Box shop in exchange for featuring the product on this learning shelf. I will only accept/use/feature products that are good fit for my children’s learning purposes on my learning shelf.
All the activities are categorized into following six main learning areas:
- language
- numeracy
- motor skills
- discovery of the world
- arts & creative expression
- social & emotional development.
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR ACTIVITIES FOR TODDLERS (1.5 TO 3 YEARS OLD)
- Drop pom pom into a caterpillar tissue box (motor skills)
- Feed the caterpillar by threading felt food cut outs or these food print outs (punch a hole in each of them) through a green pipe cleaner (motor skills)
- Dot Letter C with dot paint. (language)
- Punch out circles using a circle craft puncher and use the circles to make a caterpillar letter C (language)
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS (3 TO 6 YEARS OLD)
- Punch holes in a leaf print out with the 26 letters written all around the leaf, following the sequence A to Z (language, motor skills)
- Peg the letters of the child’s name to make a caterpillar (language, motor skills)
- Thread the paper leaves with the words containing 虫 as the radical (部首) through the popsicle stick caterpillar. (language)
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- Cut and paste the days of week and fruits on paper plates and make a paper plate caterpillar (language, numeracy, motor skills)
This free printable is for subscribers only. Get the password to access our Subscribers-only Printable page here.
- Make pattern using pom poms (numeracy)
- Measure caterpillars using cardboard ruler (numeracy)
- Play a graphing game with a DIY spinner. Give a sticker to the fruit the spinner points to. View the video on how to play the game here. (numeracy)
This free printable is for subscribers only. Get the password to access our Subscribers-only Printable page here.
- DIY nested life cycle of butterfly puzzle. View the video of this puzzle in action here. (discovery of the world)
- Match names and photos to plastic figures of egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and butterfly and learn about life cycle of caterpillar. (discovery of the world, language)
- Sort felt food cut outs or paper food cut outs into healthy and unhealthy food groups (discovery of the world)
Hungry Caterpillar CRAFTS, EXPERIMENTS & SENSORY PLAY
- Paper spring caterpillar (arts & creative expression, motor skills)
- Finger print caterpillar (arts & creative expression)
- Hungry Caterpillar green rice and pom poms sensory bin (arts & creative expression, motor skills)
- Potatoes print caterpillar and butterfly (arts & creative expression)
We are also loving these Hungry Caterpillar Activities:
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Preschool Alphabet Activity (language) by Simple Today Life
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Letter Puzzles (language) by From Playdough to Plato
- Caterpillar Playdough Invitation (arts & creative expression) by Fun Learning for Kids
- Hungry Caterpillar Necklace Craft for Kids (arts & creative expression) by Buggy and Buddy
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Fine Motor Activity (fine motor) by Modern Preschool
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Sensory Storytelling Tub (language, arts & creative expression) by The Imagination Tree
We have a new shelf every month so be sure to check out the rest of our learning shelves and activities!
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