What little child doesn’t love an Eric Carle book?! The Very Busy Spider is a super fun book that can be used to learn about spiders. I am going to show you how to use it and cover geography, literacy, theatre arts, math, science, art & crafts, fine motor skills, and hand & eye coordination activities. You can also discuss the importance of being a hard worker and finishing your work before you go play as seen demonstrated in the book by the very busy spider. The Arts A fun way … [Read more...]
The Ultimate List of Eric Carle Activities (nearly 100 ideas!)
Today is Eric Carle’s birthday! In case you don’t know who I’m talking about, he is the author of many beloved children’s books. In honor of his birthday (and to provide you with an awesome resource!) I am sharing nearly 100 activities to go along with Eric Carle’s books! There are so many neat ideas here, so stay awhile and check out these fabulous ideas! The Very Hungry Caterpillar Caterpillar & Butterfly Crafts from Teaching Mama Caterpillar Necklace from Buggy & Buddy Toe … [Read more...]
Feed the Caterpillar Activity + Life Cycle Activities
Yesterday I shared our caterpillar and butterfly crafts. Today I am sharing our Feed the Caterpillar Activity, which is a great activity for toddlers. In The Very Hungry Caterpillar book, the caterpillar is so hungry that he eats 1 apple, 2 pears, 3 plums, 4 strawberries, and 5 oranges and then he eats a bunch of junk food before finishing off with a big green leaf. In this activity, the child will feed fruit (foam pieces) to the caterpillar. This is a good movement activity and … [Read more...]
Caterpillar & Butterfly Crafts
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. One of our very favorite books to read is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. There’s just something about the book that kids love! The story is educational, the pictures are beautiful, and it’s just a fun story to read! This week we are learning about caterpillars and butterflies, so this book ties in perfectly with that unit. In fact, Eric Carle (the author) celebrates his birthday this week on June 25th, so that makes this a great week to learn … [Read more...]
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle Activity
Another one of our favorite Eric Carle books is The Very Clumsy Click Beetle. If you haven't read this book, you should!! It's so cute. It starts out with a young beetle who tries to climb up a tree, but got tired, fell to the ground, and landed on its back. He couldn't figure out how to get back up! A wise old click beetle teaches him how to flip through the air the next day, but the clumsy beetle keeps trying to show off to all the other creatures that walk by and flips too much and lands … [Read more...]
Toddler Tuesday: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is an all-time favorite book of my boys. I've read this book to them many, many times. There are a lot of kid activities, birthday party themes, and baby shower themes centered on this book. Today, I'm sharing a simple toddler activity you can do with your little one. Book Summary: This story shows the life cycle from a caterpillar to a butterfly. After the baby caterpillar hatches from the egg, he is quite hungry. He looks for food and eats 1 apple, 2 pears, 3 … [Read more...]
The Very Quiet Cricket {Preschool Activity}
This week we are continuing our unit on bugs and using Eric Carle's books for our activities. I just love his books. Kids gravitate to them because of the neat pictures and catchy stories. Today I'm sharing a preschool activity that goes along with the book, The Very Quiet Cricket. This book is about a baby cricket trying to greet others with a chirp, but cannot. He runs into lots of other insects, and they all can do something special, but this cricket doesn't think he can do anything. It's … [Read more...]