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= Teacher Resources = Here you can find great resources to use this Lesson Plan in your classroom!

Autismismylife. (2008, July 15). //The Very Hungry Caterpillar// [Video file]. Retrieved from Youtube database.  This is a audio-visual version of T//he Very Hungry Caterpillar// by Eric Carle. It is great to  integrate technology with reading, and can help student's listening skills. []

Company, A. (2010). //Learning with Apple//. Retrieved November 30, 2010, from http://www.apple.com/why-apple/#teaching  This is the Apple Company's official website. On this page specifically, there is a lot of great information about using their products in the classroom. The website includes information on podcasting, and applications for iPods, plus includes a video of a real life school using technology in the classroom. []

DuBois, D. (2010). //The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Caterpillars and Butterflies Test//. Typescript in preparation, UCF. This is the test that I gave my students at the end of the unit. It covers the book //The Very Hungry Caterpillar//, and also basic information on caterpillars and butterflies that were covered in the books read during the unit and discussed in class. This test is helpful to evaluate student's understanding. [|The Very Hungry Caterpillar Test.docx]

//Ideas and Activities to Use with Clara Caterpillar//. (2010). Retrieved November 30, 2010, from Oregon Reader database.  This website includes questions to discuss with students before reading, after reading, and during reading //Clara Caterpillar//. It suggests using a T-Word chart or a Venn Diagram to compare a butterfly and a caterpillar. These are all great ideas for lessons regarding caterpillars and butterflies, and implementing Language Arts. []

Matas, J. (1999). //The Very Hungry Caterpillar//. Retrieved November 30, 2010, from A to Z Teacher Stuff database. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Jeanette Matas uses //The Very Hungry Caterpillar// for a number of different subjects, not just Language Arts as I did. She suggests using the story to teach everything from days of the week, seasons, and outlook on nutrition and eating healthy. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Tetrault, L. (2009). //Butterfly Unit- What Caterpillars Eat//. Retrieved from HotChalk Lesson Plan Page. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Leslie Tetrault suggests using //The Very Hungry Caterpillar// to teach just the life cycle of a butterfly, but lists many creative ways to do this in a classroom. Her ideas are very useful, and can also be modified to form one's own, individual idea. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[//The Very Hungry Caterpillar// ] [Book Cover]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.baby-books-guide.com/image-files/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-01.jpg <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">This image can be used to have students predict what they think the book //The Very Hungry Caterpillar// is going to be about. After reading, students can go back to their predictions and see how correct they were. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Thompson, E. (2010). //Alliterative Insects//. Retrieved November 30, 2010, from WritingFix database. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> This web page offers ideas of using the book //Clara Caterpillar// in the classroom. Teacher Elgin Thompson suggests the students creating sentences with high level adjectives. Her ideas are a great way to kick-start your own ideas for this book in your classroom. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[]