Kristen Naylor

Lesson Plan
Very Hungry Caterpillar
Small-Group Time Planning Form
Originating
Expanding on the reading of Very Hungry Caterpillar
Idea
Materials

Book, Colored paper, Paper plates, Markers, Various other art materials.

Curriculum
KDIs: 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 28, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 44, 45, 47, 50, 55
Content
Beginning
Opening
Statement
Middle

(After reading the book) Now that we've read this book, we have different art materials
available to us to make something inspired by the book. What would you like to make?

Earlier
Make something more inWhat will depth or extensive to the
children do? book. Make something they
can interact with and
recreate the
book.
Strategies:
How will you
scaffold their
learning?

Middle
Later
Make a simple object that is
Make a more simple object
closely related to the book
like a caterpillar, or
and can be played with
something he ate.
more.
Strategies:

Strategies:

Encourage the children to make what they want. Ask questions about what they are
making, or what inspired their choice of the art. Answer any questions about the art or
the book as needed by the children.

End
warning and Allow the children to finish their art at will. When they finish encourage them (but don't
transition to force them) to share what they made with others. Then place the made art in a safe place
next part of to dry or store, and move to washing hands and to the next activity.
routine
Follow-up
Ideas

If the children enjoy, ask them at another art time if they would like to make more art
inspired by a book. Ask children what book they would like to make art from.