Eric Carle
Lesson plans and teaching ideas for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, more

|Eric Carle| |Do You Want to be My Friend?| |The Grouchy Ladybug| |A House for Hermit Crab| |The Mixed-up Chameleon| |Pancakes, Pancakes| |The Very Hungry Caterpillar| |Walter the Baker|

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The Official Eric Carle Web Site
Biography, list of titles, idea exchange, and Frequently Asked Questions.

Video Interview
Follow the links to several short interviews.

Do You Want to be My Friend?

Do you Want to be my Friend? by Eric Carle
This 5-day unit plan includes both literacy and cross-curricular activities.

The Grouchy Ladybug

Ideas for using The Grouchy Ladybug in the classroom
A variety of ideas submitted by teachers.

The Grouchy Ladybug
The students will thoughtfully listen to a story read aloud and comprehend the sequence of events. This lesson will culminate units completed in science and math and will incorporate literature, science, and math.

Learning Life's Little Lessons with Ladybugs
This lesson is designed to go with The Grouchy Ladybug. Students work with math concepts, telling time, and craft activities.

A House for Hermit Crab

Ideas for using A House for Hermit Crab in the classroom
A variety of teacher-submitted activities supporting the book.

The Mixed-Up Chameleon

Ideas for using The Mixed-up Chameleon in the classroom
A variety of ideas submitted by teachers.

The Mixed-Up Chameleon
This lesson incorporates vocabulary and discussion. Scroll down to the bottom for prereading ideas.

Pancakes, Pancakes

I Am a Word: Words as Names
In this lesson 1st and 2nd graders learn that some words are the names of persons, places, or things. Secondarily, this activity introduces the idea that words are conventions that are applied to things. Recommended texts include If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff, Pancakes, Pancakes by Eric Carle, or The Great Pancake Escape by Paul Many.

Pancakes, Pancakes
Guided questions to help students understand the economic concept, productive resources.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
To support reading this book, students make tissue paper caterpillars.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
These activities use food, manipulatives, and gross motor activities.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
An interactive word search puzzle.

The Quest for Food with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
In this WebQuest students learn the days of the week and how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly.

Walter the Baker

Walter the Baker
Questions to help students understand the economic concept, human resources.