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Contact_FullName: Jessica

Contact_Email: gipsongirl529@hotmail.com

Area: art

Idea:

The very hungry caterpillar. I cut out 6 inch long leaf shapes from green construction paper and then had the kids make a fist with their thumb to the side. I then painted each finger (not including thumb) area between the first and second set of knuckles (from the fingernail end) a different color and then helped them "stamp" the print on the leaf and then painted the padded side of the thumb red and helped print that for the head. After it was dry (it didn't take 30 min.) we drew on dot eyes and antennae. They came out so cute!

Contact_FullName: Shelley

Contact_Email: bskplobo@aol.com

Area: Eric Carle Art

Idea:

After reading The Hungry Caterpillar we created our own hungry caterpillars. Use a pinch type clothespin. Glue 3 med size green pom poms in a row and then one red pom pom on the clothespin. Add small wiggle eyes on the red pom pom and black pipe cleaner antennae. When you pinch the clothespin the caterpillar appears to be "eating".

Contact_FullName: Christina

Contact_Email: tinkerbell3880@hotmail.com

Area: Caterpillars

Idea:

Provide egg cartons, pipe cleaners, wiggle eyes, scissors, glue, construction paper, and small pieces of tissue paper. Encourage children to create their own caterpillar with the materials.

Contact_FullName: Carol

Contact_Email: jawjafilly

Area: Caterpillar Art

Idea:

We always do a Bug unit towards the end of the school year. We are in Pre-K so I cut huge poster board size shapes out of printing paper. (Print shops will usually donate paper that is miss-cut) During large group we have shape review and the children pick a shape and paint with a primary color. In the hallway, I put the shapes following each other up and down the wall, looking like a caterpillar. For the head I paint a large circle and use x-large black pom poms for eyes and mouth, I use black pipe cleaners for antennae. During the unit when we create a bug, we display each child's bug on their shape in which I have written their name. Above I die cut letters and say "We're Shaping Up for Kindergarten". At the end of the unit, it is nice because all you do is pull the child's shape down and they take everything home still stuck on the shape.

Contact_FullName: Debi

Contact_Email:

Area: caterpillars-art activity

Idea:

This is a great way to improve fine motor skills. Have various shades of green construction paper available for children to use. Instruct them to cut the paper into strips (the length of the paper.) After they have cut several strips show them how to glue them the strips together as if they were making a paper chain. When completed attach a face and antennae (pipe cleaners). Use wiggle eyes and small pom poms for the nose and mouth.

Contact_FullName: Punohu

Contact_Email: punohu_m@leoki.uhh.hawaii.edu

Area: Caterpillars-Art

Idea:

You can use different types of colored pasta glued onto a picture of a tree (painted or made from construction paper) to show the stages in a butterflies life cycle.. a small shell can be the egg.. a spiral (rotini) can be a caterpillar.. a large shell can be the chrysalis.. and bowtie pasta can be the adult butterfly!!

Contact_FullName: Cris

Contact_Email: torchc@hotmail.com

Area: Caterpillar-Science & Art

Idea:

This is a great activity we did at my daughters preschool last year.

Art Activities:

Caterpillar: supplies needed: popsicle stick, 8 mini pompom balls (colorful ones), glue, googley eyes.

Each child gets a stick and glues pompoms onto it in a row. then glues two eyes at one end.

Butter fly: supplies needed: coffee filters, food coloring, water containers, eye droppers, pipe cleaners.

twist pipe cleaners around middle of the coffee filter to pinch it together and make butterflies.

fill small containers with colored water, use droppers to drip the color onto the coffee filter till it is colorful. let it dry.

Science: you'll need a empty toilet paper roll or paper towel roll. Stuff your coffee filter butter fly into the tube then talk about how a caterpillar eats and eats, cocoons itself into the roll then as you push it thru the butterfly pops out the other end. Use the story Eric Carr's "Very Hungry caterpillar" to make this activity even more enjoyable.

I used real food and reenacted the story at home. My kids ate the food each time and wanted more! Great for snack time too!

Contact_FullName: Rebekah

Contact_Email: rebekaha@sapulpa.k12.ok.us

Area: Bug Art

Idea:

"Name that Caterpillar" Provide the children with 4" squares (Variety of colors of course!), pre cut legs and pre cut head. Child takes a 3" circle and traces and cuts on the 4" squares. One circle should be traced and cut for each letter in their name. Then they glue them down and draw a face on the head. Then they write a letter on each circle for each letter in their name. Name cards come in handy for this activity! You could adapt this for your 3's and they could just glue precut circles and you write the letters if they are not ready (they shouldn't be!). Have fun!

Contact_FullName: Courtney

Contact_Email: dandelion9800@Yahoo.com

Area: Bugs-Art

Idea:

Easy Caterpillars:

Have children use Bingo Markers to create a caterpillar, by marking circles in a line! They can make them as short or long as they wish, then add legs, antennae and face with a felt tipped marker! It's a lot of fun, and can be done with many different age groups!