What is our theme? Insects
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To reinforce the process of metamorphosis by making your own caterpillar.
MA Guidelines/Standards: Pre k ls1 Compare using descriptions and drawings to create your own caterpillar.
Learning Outcomes: The children will create their own beautiful caterpillar and know that this is the second stage of metamorphosis of a butterfly.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques) See below
Materials: Egg carton, paint, pipe cleaners, googly eyes
Activity (Procedure): 1. Cut an egg carton down the middle
2. Paint the egg carton green
3. On one end add the antennae (they actually use them to smell!!! )
4.Add the googly eyes
Activity Wrap Up: Take your caterpillar with you to have breakfast, lunch and dinner! Have your caterpillar pretend to eat your food! Remember all they do is eat eat eat!!
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment) Talk about the 4 stages of metamorphosis 1, egg 2, caterpillar 3. Chrysalis 4. butterfly
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications): If you have colored tissue paper you could use glue and cover the egg carton with pieces of tissue paper.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions) If you don’t have googly eyes you could cut small circles out of white paper and add the pupils
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To reinforce the process of metamorphosis by making your own caterpillar.
MA Guidelines/Standards: Pre k ls1 Compare using descriptions and drawings to create your own caterpillar.
Learning Outcomes: The children will create their own beautiful caterpillar and know that this is the second stage of metamorphosis of a butterfly.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques) See below
Materials: Egg carton, paint, pipe cleaners, googly eyes
Activity (Procedure): 1. Cut an egg carton down the middle
2. Paint the egg carton green
3. On one end add the antennae (they actually use them to smell!!! )
4.Add the googly eyes
Activity Wrap Up: Take your caterpillar with you to have breakfast, lunch and dinner! Have your caterpillar pretend to eat your food! Remember all they do is eat eat eat!!
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment) Talk about the 4 stages of metamorphosis 1, egg 2, caterpillar 3. Chrysalis 4. butterfly
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications): If you have colored tissue paper you could use glue and cover the egg carton with pieces of tissue paper.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions) If you don’t have googly eyes you could cut small circles out of white paper and add the pupils
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