Butterflies

Books

  • Waiting for Wings by Ehlert
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Carle
  • I’m a Caterpillar by Marzollo
  • In the Tall, Tall Grass by Fleming

    • Activities

  • Roly-poly Caterpillar Finger Play

    • Roly-poly caterpillar (Creep index finger across arm)

    Into a corner crept,

    Spun a blanket around himself, and (Spin hands around one another)

    Then for a long time slept. (Rest head on hands, eyes closed.)

    Roly-poly caterpillar

    Waking by and by, (Open eyes and stretch)

    Found himself with beautiful wings

    Changed to a butterfly! (Hook thumbs together and wave hands)

  • Make caterpillars out of egg cartons and pipe cleaners (give each child one half of the bottom part of an egg carton, cut length-wise, to make six bumps for a caterpillar. Punch two holes through the bump on one end and feed through a pipe cleaner to make antennae. Let child color, paint, or glue tissue paper to decorate their caterpillar).
  • Make butterflies by gluing bits of tissue paper stuck on to a piece paper with a butterfly outline.

    • Snacks

  • Pretzels that look like butterflies
  • Butterfly-shaped cookies
  • Juice boxes with straws–like butterflies sipping nectar
  • Any of the foods mentioned in The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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