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The topics on the worksheets cover the role of the First Lady, several female ‘firsts’ (like the first woman to go in space, Sally Ride), and the role of the National Organization for Women (NOW). The essay question sheet invites kids to analyze why these women were important in history, and to discuss whether or not they agree with some favorite quotes by Amelia Earhart and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

These worksheets are appropriate for kids in grade 3, grade 4, grade 5 or grade 6.

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For younger children, you may want to use our Amelia Earhart Coloring Pages or our Susan B. Anthony Coloring Pages instead.

The 1938 classic book tells the story of Mr. Popper, the small-town housepainter who dreams of exploring Antarctic regions, and Captain Cook, the penguin who turns Mr. Popper’s world upside down. It was awarded with a Newberry Honor in 1939 and is appropriate for readers age 9-12.

Be sure to also check out the teacher favorite guide for using Mr. Popper’s Penguins in the classroom!

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Background: Since it was written in 1969 by Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been a very popular children’s title and has served as a wonderful springboard to many fun learning activities in the classroom or at home.

Below are some activities and lesson plan ideas to explore, a vocabulary list and worksheet, comprehension questions, and a list of resources all centered around The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

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Classroom Activities for The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Science Activities

• The Life Cycle of the Butterfly: The story starts out with a little egg on a leaf then follows the caterpillar as it eats and grows, enters a cocoon (most caterpillars enter a chrysalis, but Eric Carle used the word “cocoon” as that’s what his father called it when he was a child) and emerges as a colorful butterfly.

You can simply talk about this process, illustrate it on blank paper or act it out this way -

1. Egg: have the children hold onto their ankles, bend down, and round their body into the shape of an egg
2. Larva: have the children “squirm like a worm”
3. Pupa: have them crawl into a sleeping bag or large pillow case with colorful handkerchiefs or pieces of cloth inside (they’ll probably have to take turns on this unless you have lots of sleeping bags)
4. Butterfly: have them emerge from the “cocoon,” swaying with the handkerchiefs in hand.

• Nutrition: The caterpillar in this story eats a lot of food – some of it is very nutritious (like the fruits and the leaf) and some is “junk food.” Take this opportunity to talk to your students about what foods are good for you and what happens when you eat too much! It’s also a good time to talk about each child’s favorite foods.

1. Look through magazines and cut out photos of food.
   Each child could paste a series of foods on index cards, punch a hole through the picture and string a piece of green yard through a series of cards to represent the caterpillar eating through all the food.
2. Create a fruit salad with ingredients from the book:

Caterpillar Salad

1 apple

2 pears

3 plums

4 strawberries

5 oranges (Clementines would work best for this)

Mint leaves for garnish

• Insects: Use The Very Hungry Caterpillar as a springboard to study about insects and arachnids – particularly those featured in other Eric Carle books (The Very Busy Spider, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Very Clumsy Clickbeetle, and The Very Lonely Firefly)

Math Activities

• Counting: The numbers 1-5 are illustrated with the fruits in this book and would give good practice in counting. Using gummi fruits for counting practice would be fun. Use the fruits to teach the concept of how you if you add one strawberry + one orange, you have two “pieces of fruit” – NOT two strawberries or two oranges.

• Days of the Week: This book is also great for teaching days of the week. It even illustrates the day of rest (eating the leaf) on Sunday. Talk about the days of the week with your students – what’s different about weekdays vs. the weekend, what day of the week is their favorite, etc.

Art Activities

The Very Hungry Caterpillar has illustrations that were originally done in painted tissue paper collage. This specific technique is appropriate for grade 3 and up, but can be adapted for younger children. Try making butterflies with your student using this technique. Have a shape of a butterfly drawn on cardstock for each child. Have the students use strips of colored tissue paper and glue to make the colorful wings. You might want to use this opportunity to teach your students about symmetry and how each wing is a mirror image of the other.

Another art activity appropriate for young children is to make caterpillars out of cardboard egg cartons. Paint them green and then add wiggly eyes and pipe cleaner antennae. You can also use paper towel rolls to make cocoons.

Language Arts Activities

Eric Carle wrote several children’s books about insects. Read them all – talk about what they have in common and what’s different in each. Have the children identify the main problem in each story (there’s a hint in each title) and how it’s resolved in the end. Have them make up their own story following the pattern: The Very _______________ _______________.

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit

I am a HUGE fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and his books. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy movies are some of my all time favorites. I’m beyond excited to know that in a few weeks, Peter Jackson is going to start filming The Hobbit, making it into 2 movies that I cannot wait to see! If you haven’t been following the news on the movie pre-production, Peter has managed to sign on nearly all of his original LOTR cast – squee!!

These Hobbit worksheets will get plenty of use as the movie opening gets closer. It is a great to be able to bring Hollywood into the classroom. There is a Hobbit vocabulary word list and worksheet, plus questions for every chapter in the book along with an answer key.

This is my first set of worksheets for older children in the middle school to high school age range. I’ve been lucky to find some incredibly talented and experienced educators who have helped me put them together. Please let me know what else you are seeking for these grades in your classes!

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These book report forms are suitable for both beginning readers and older children. The first is simply a form they can fill out that becomes their book report. The second set is an outline primer plus a page for them to handwrite their report (if you don’t already make them use a word processor!).

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Here’s a tip I’ve found to get my kids to want to read more – get an Apple iPad or Kindle. Then watch them ask to read (and fight for their turn!) on the family ebook reader. It may be a little pricey, but now that I have an iPad, I can tell you they are totally worth it. Be sure to get the $2 buck math drills app, too (best $2 dollars I’ve ever spent)!!

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