The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Grade
● 2​nd

Subject
● English Language Arts

Length of Lesson
● Part 1 /45 minutes
● Part 2 /45 minutes

Lesson Overview/ Rationale

Students will be able to retell a story sequence to build comprehension. Students will work in
groups of three.
Curriculum Framework/Standard
“Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details,
speaking audibly in coherent sentences”​. ​Michigan K-12 Standards English Language Arts.
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Learning Objectives
● Students will be able to identify Sequence Signal Words
● Students will be able to retell the story & order events.
● Students will be able to recognize the life cycle of a butterfly.

Technology Uses
● Computer/ PDF File Online
● PowerPoint

Materials
● Paper/ pencil
● A sequencing worksheet (one for each group)
● A butterfly life cycle worksheet
● Colored Pencils/ Markers
● Large Paper Poster

Procedure
 1. Teacher will present the book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” on a PDF file online.
2. Teacher will assign students into groups by pulling out name sticks
3. One student from each group will write down a sentence a sentence from the book
containing signal words.
4. One student from each group will identify what the caterpillar ate Monday-Friday
5. One student from each group will be assigned with retelling a certain part of the story.
6. After the student retells a certain part, the student will have to write his/her part on a
larger poster paper.
7. Then the teacher will explain what was written on the larger poster paper
8. After the first part is done, the teacher will then go over the cycle of a butterfly via
PowerPoint Presentation
9. Each group are expected to follow along & listen. They must work on the butterfly cycle
worksheet & color it’s in.

Assessment
● Teacher will then review everything & make sure the students understood the concepts.
● Students will be given a mini quiz over what was taught.
● They also must arrange the butterfly life cycle in from order from beginning to end.
(Also, Quiz)
Basic Proficient Advanced Total Points:
36 points
Requirements Requirements were One or two All the requirements
met poorly and the requirements were of the assignment
assignment lacked not met. were met &
organization. 4 points completed.
2 points Assignment was
executed well.
6 points

Content Information could Some information is Content is accurate

have been presented not presented that and information is
better. Also makes it good. But still easy to presented well.
hard to follow follow through 6 points
through. ​2 points 4 points ​.

Group Teamwork Got the bare Occasionally worked All team members
minimum done. with the group and worked together to
Student could have performed nearly all complete all the
worked more and got assigned duties. group goal. Also
his/her part done. 4 points completed their
2 points assigned roles.
6 points