The class now has started a unit on caterpillars.
Casper the Caterpillar is a fun book for the students since there are cut-out holes for the "googly eyes" of the caterpillar. In this story, Casper asks his friends what costume he should wear to the costume party. His friends shared their ideas but in the end Casper changes into a butterfly so he no longer needs a costume!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is another classic story from Eric Carle. Since most students have read this story before, I chose to show the movie version. Before I showed the movie, I asked the students to pay attention to what the job of a caterpillar is (that is, to eat and eat!) This is important because over the next several days the caterpillars will change dramatically in size, because they eat and eat and eat!
The Bookshop Dog is a lovely book to launch discussions about the role of dogs in people's lives and about the proper treatment of animals. This latter point has been a the topic of several teaching moments in the last several weeks. A funny, sentimental book to share with the children that has a very, happy ending.
The Bookshop Dog is a lovely book to launch discussions about the role of dogs in people's lives and about the proper treatment of animals. This latter point has been a the topic of several teaching moments in the last several weeks. A funny, sentimental book to share with the children that has a very, happy ending.
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