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 Our Very Hungry Caterpillar(s)  About three weeks ago, some tiny caterpillars arrived in our classroom. These caterpillars grew at a furious rate (they must have been very hungry), and last week, they each made a chrysalis. This week, to the delight of the children, they have been emerging as butterflies.In our writing, we have been talking about the trait of "voice". This is a hard concept to understand when you are in high school, and even harder when you are six or seven. To help the children understand that different people say things in a different way, or using a different voice, we read Eric Carle's story called The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Then, we each chose one of the foods that the hungry caterpillar ate to talk about. What would that food say if it wanted the caterpillar eat it? This was so much fun, that the children asked if we could make a video of our caterpillar. Article posted June 3, 2010 at 11:10 PM • comment (3) • Reads 5606 • Return to Blog List Add a CommentPosted Comments  WOWZA!!! That's a big caterpillar! I love your use of the story. I use it as an introduction to an author study on Mr. Carle and his books. I have never even thought of using it to teach the trait of "voice". Very creative and clever! Thank you for sharing.
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Deanna Schweitzer Hello, I loved reading about the caterpillars at your school. How many were there? I like reading about it all. From Jess Harston primary school
Comment Posted on June 6, 2010 at 07:50 PM by
JessYou all do such wonderful things. I like your story.
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Alan Stange
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About the Blogger I teach a class of six year olds in Moose Jaw, Canada who are inviting the world into their classroom to help them learn. You can contact me at cassidy.kathy[at]prairiesouth.ca 
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