Making caterpillars in preschool

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A guest post by Nanette Sposito of Little Wonders Preschool



Very simple instructions:

1. Have children paint the colors as used by Eric Carle in the book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. (Have one child paint green add yellow so that it mimic's the colors in the book, another child can paint brown, etc.)

2. The children can either finger paint or brush paint. The paintings end up looking like Carle's paper collage creations.

3. Let dry and cut out shapes from the book. The caterpillar is a series of segments cut out and pasted together.
       

We also made props one year; 

smaller pieces attached to craft sticks; 

as I read the story each child had a part

and held up their prop.

The children really enjoyed being interactive 

with the book.

Display in the classroom. The children are so proud

and comment about what parts they each 

contributed to.

About Nanette Sposito:

Nanette is a Home-based Preschool Teacher in

Oakley, CA, accredited by the NAFCC.  

Nanette says, "I Love my job and the children 

that make it possible."