Notes
Step 1: Look at the Cover
Step 2 + Step 3: Listen and Watch
Step 4: Add your Voice
Step 5: Share and Evaluate your work
Learn Sign Language with Leanne
| Synopsis | A story about the life cycle of a butterfly. |
| Lesson access | via url-link or QR-Code |
| Equipment for child | tablet or laptop & internet connection and perhaps headphones |
| Materials | dictionary (online or paper), craft materials |
| Language Skills | listening, vocabulary (verbs), speaking (read aloud) |
| Cross-curricular Links | art, biology (life cycle of the butterfly), maths, healthy eating |
| Themes & Values | Growth and change |
| World Event Day | Learn About Butterflies Day World Food Day |
| Look | Describe the caterpillar on the front cover: colour, size, shape, body parts. |
| Research | What do caterpillars like to eat? |
| Personalise | What do you like to eat when you are very hungry? |
| Revise | Revise the days of the week. |
| Think | What do you the think the 50 on the front cover represents? |
| Part A | Listen and watch for general understanding and enjoyment. |
| Part B | Listen and watch again and answer the questions, pause and replay when you need to. |
| Who does Eric Carle dedicate the story to? | |
| What does the caterpillar begin its life as? | |
| What does the caterpillar eat on each day of the week? | |
| How does the caterpillar feel on Saturday night? | |
| What does the caterpillar eat on the Sunday? | |
| What does the caterpillar build around himself? | |
| What happens to the caterpillar after two weeks? | |
| Name the colours you see on the last double spread? |
| Choose & Create | Make a butterfly-collage or an egg-box-caterpillar |
| Discover | Follow the colour key to discover 6 butterflies from around the world. Download |
| Research | Find out in which continents the 6 butterflies are found. |
| Think | Which country do you think Eric Carle’s butterfly lives in? (The food will give you clues). |
| Compare | Rewrite and illustrate ‘Saturday’ with foods typical of your country. |
| Discover | Watch the animation of the story. Which musical instruments and sound effects can you hear? |
| Share | Send your work to your teacher or share in your virtual classroom. |
| Evaluate | Complete the evaluation sheet to reflect on your learning. |
Need Help ?
Part A: Read and complete. You can write or say your answers. You can do this on your own, in pairs or in a class discussion.
Part B: Think about how well you did. Choose and draw the smiley face that fits best.
Notes
| Synopsis | A story about the life cycle of a butterfly. |
| Lesson access | via url-link or QR-Code |
| Equipment for child | tablet or laptop & internet connection and perhaps headphones |
| Materials | dictionary (online or paper), craft materials |
| Language Skills | listening, vocabulary (verbs), speaking (read aloud) |
| Cross-curricular Links | art, biology (life cycle of the butterfly), maths, healthy eating |
| Themes & Values | Growth and change |
| World Event Day | Learn About Butterflies Day World Food Day |
Step 1: Look at the Cover
| Look | Describe the caterpillar on the front cover: colour, size, shape, body parts. |
| Research | What do caterpillars like to eat? |
| Personalise | What do you like to eat when you are very hungry? |
| Revise | Revise the days of the week. |
| Think | What do you the think the 50 on the front cover represents? |
Step 2 + Step 3: Listen and Watch
| Part A | Listen and watch for general understanding and enjoyment. |
| Part B | Listen and watch again and answer the questions, pause and replay when you need to. |
| Who does Eric Carle dedicate the story to? | |
| What does the caterpillar begin its life as? | |
| What does the caterpillar eat on each day of the week? | |
| How does the caterpillar feel on Saturday night? | |
| What does the caterpillar eat on the Sunday? | |
| What does the caterpillar build around himself? | |
| What happens to the caterpillar after two weeks? | |
| Name the colours you see on the last double spread? |
Step 4: Add your Voice
| Choose & Create | Make a butterfly-collage or an egg-box-caterpillar |
| Discover | Follow the colour key to discover 6 butterflies from around the world. Download |
| Research | Find out in which continents the 6 butterflies are found. |
| Think | Which country do you think Eric Carle’s butterfly lives in? (The food will give you clues). |
| Compare | Rewrite and illustrate ‘Saturday’ with foods typical of your country. |
| Discover | Watch the animation of the story. Which musical instruments and sound effects can you hear? |
Step 5: Share and Evaluate your work
| Share | Send your work to your teacher or share in your virtual classroom. |
| Evaluate | Complete the evaluation sheet to reflect on your learning. |
