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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Reader's Theater

Adapted from the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Source: http://web.archive.org/

Grade Level: 1-2

English Proficiency Level: Intermediate and up

Concepts that could be taught through this selection: Science lesson on insect life cycles or on food and health; ELAR lesson on sequencing; Social Studies lesson on days of the week

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

by Eric Carle

Readers (5)

1: In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.

2: One Sunday morning the warm sun cam up...

3: and POP, out of the egg came a tiny, very hungry caterpillar.

1: He started looking for some food.

5: On Monday he ate through one apple. But he was still hungry.

4: On Tuesday he ate through two pears, but he was still hungry.

2: On Wednesday he ate through three plums, but he was still hungry.

3: On Thursday he ate through four strawberries, but he was still hungry.

5: On Friday he ate through five oranges, but he was still hungry.

1: On Saturday he ate through one piece of chocolate cake,

3. One ice-cream cone,

4: One pickle,

2: One slice of Swiss cheese,

5: One slice of salami,

3: One lollipop,

2: One piece of cherry pie,

4: One sausage,

1: One cupcake,

4: And one slice of watermelon.

5: That night he had a stomach ache!

3: The next day was Sunday again.

2: The caterpillar ate through one nice leaf, and after that he felt better.

5: Now he wasn't hungry anymore--and he wasn't a little caterpillar anymore.

3: He was a big fat caterpillar.

1: He built a small house,

2: Called a cocoon,

1: Around himself.

3: He stayed inside for more than two weeks.

5: Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and...

4: He became a beautiful butterfly!

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