Carle, E. (1987). The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Scholastic.

The Hungry Caterpillar is a

classic story. This is the perfect
story for students to learn about
transition words. First, next,
then, and last are the transition
words that the students will be
identifying within the story.
After reading the story, students
will fill in the events of the story
in order of their occurrence.
They will also identify the main
character and the setting of the
story.
Numeroff, L. J., & Bond, F. (2015). If you give a pig a pancake. Laura Geringer Book, an
imprint of Harper Collins Publishers.

In this activity, students will be

using their cause and effect
skills after reading If You Give
a Pig a Pancake. The students
will have to find specific
examples from the story and fill
in the chart. This will give
students the chance to see how
one factor can influence a result.
After completing the chart, the
students will cut and glue the
pig to the top of their paper!
Seuss, D. (2019). Green eggs and ham. HarperCollins Children's Books.

Dr. Suess books are great for teaching

children about rhyming words. After
reading the story, and identifying all
rhyming words, the students will fill in
this writing prompt: “I do not like
green eggs and ham, but I do like…..”
The students will then fill in the next
prompt explaining why they like that
particular food. After this, students
will draw a picture of themselves with
their favorite food they chose to talk
about!
Sendak, M., & Hollander, T. (2015). Where the wild things are. Red Fox.

The students will read Where

the Wild Things Are and write a
story stating what they would
do if they travelled to where
the Wild Things are. The
students will then create their
own self-portrait depicting
themselves as a monster.
Brett, J. (2014). The Mitten. G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA).

Brett, J. (1999). The Hat. G.P. Putman’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA).

This literature based ELA

activity involves students
reading two stories from the
same author, Jan Brett.
Students will read The Mitten
and The Hat and compare and
contrast the two stories by
filling in the Venn Diagram
with specific examples from
both stories. Students could
additionally complete an author
study since both stories were
written by the same individual!