Charlie the Caterpillar is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
"Charlie the Caterpillar" by Dom DeLuise tells the heartwarming story of a caterpillar named Charlie who embarks on a journey of self-discovery and transformation. Charlie is unhappy with his appearance and dreams of becoming something more beautiful. With the help of his wise friends, Charlie learns to embrace his unique qualities and appreciate the beauty of being himself. As he goes through the stages of metamorphosis, Charlie discovers the true meaning of transformation and the beauty that lies within. The book teaches children the importance of self-acceptance and the value of inner beauty. Through delightful illustrations and a touching narrative, "Charlie the Caterpillar" inspires readers to embrace their true selves and celebrate their individuality.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Discuss the different characters in the story and analyze their thoughts and actions.
- Cause and effect can be a difficult skill for students. This book is a perfect mentor text for teaching this skill.
- Practice comparing and contrasting after you read the book.
- Identifying the theme, message, or moral is an important skill that takes a lot of practice. Use this story as an opportunity to help your students with this reading strategy.
- Teach a lesson on irregular verbs.
- Explore prepositions and how they describe nouns or pronouns.
- Share strategies and tools for bullying situations.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
- Clara Caterpillar by Pamela Duncan Edwards
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- The Vey Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach
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