Vocabulary Acquisition - Having fun with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Grade Levels

Pre-Kindergarten

Course, Subject

English Language Arts

Related Academic Standards

CC.1.2.PREK.A CC.1.2.PREK.A

With prompting and support, retell key details of text that support a provided main idea.

CC.1.2.PREK.B CC.1.2.PREK.B

Answer questions about a text.

CC.1.2.PREK.C CC.1.2.PREK.C

With prompting and support, make connections between information in a text and personal experiences.

CC.1.2.PREK.F CC.1.2.PREK.F

With prompting and support, answer questions about unfamiliar words read aloud from a text.

CC.1.2.PREK.G CC.1.2.PREK.G

With prompting and support, answer questions to connect illustrations to the written word.

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Objectives

Students will:

improve listening skills
look at pictures
identify food items
identify story related vocabulary
identify days of week
discuss events at the beginning, middle, and end of the story
sequence the events

Unit Essential Question(s)

How do we think while reading in order to understand and respond?

End of Unit Assessment

(1.6.2) The children will ask and answer relevant questions and share experiences individually and in groups by labeling pictures of the food vocabulary presented in the lesson.

(1.6.2) The children will share experiences individually and in groups by reviewing their charts to see if they put the right foods under the correct days. They could also individually tell you the days of the week.

(1.6.2) The children will share experiences individually and in groups by reviewing their charts about their daily routine. The teacher could also point out the pattern to their day.

Related Lesson Plans

Sequencing – what happens First (in the beginning)? Middle? Last? (Very Hungry Caterpillar)
Connecting illustrations with written words – foods (Very Hungry Caterpillar)
Answering questions about unfamiliar words read aloud – days of the week (Very Hungry Caterpillar)

Related Materials & Resources

Days of Week Chart.pptx

Hungry Caterpillar Foods.PNG
Sequencing Chart.pptx

www.makinglearningfun.com

www.cmc-math.org

www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/HungryCaterpillarLiftandPaste.htm

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