R Kindergarten Lesson Plan: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Leigh Herndon

Grade Level: Kindergarten

Subject: Language Arts/Science

Date: July 29, 2015

Lesson Length: 25 minutes

Instructional Groups: Whole Group and Small Group Instruction
Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS)
ELACCKRL3 Key Ideas and Details: With prompting and support, identify characters,
settings, and major events in a story.
ELACCKRL6 Craft and Structure: With prompting and support, name the author and
illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.
VAKMC.1 Engages in the creative process to generate and visualize ideas.
a. Participates in group brainstorming activity to generate ideas.
b.Verbally expresses individual ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
Central Focus: The central purpose of this lesson is to explore various aspects of the
authors purpose.
Classroom Content/Demographics: This kindergarten class at Largo Tibet is made up of
21 students. The racial breakdown of the class is 16 are Black, 3 are Hispanic, and 2 are
white. The majority of the students come from middle class families with involved
parents. One student is below grade level, three are above grade level, while the others
are at grade level academically.
Goals of Lesson: Purpose/Relevance: The students should be able to identify the
characters, setting, beginning, middle, and end of a story
Prerequisite Skills/Knowledge:
Ability to work together and follow directions
Basic knowledge about emotions

Ability to write words that are seen in a text.

Essential Questions:

What are the stages of the life cycle of a butterfly?

Academic Language:
A: Language Demand: Using literature to recognize and discover the elements of a piece
of literature.
B: Language Function: Identify, understand, recognize, discover
C: Language Vocabulary: characters, setting, beginning, middle, end
Materials/Equipment/Technology Required:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Mimeo board
Precut shapes on construction paper
Glue
Pencils
Black crayon
Lesson Objectives: Goal 1, Objective 1: During circle time, the students will be able to
orally recite the characters, setting, and events (beginning, middle, and end) of the Very
Hungry Caterpillar.
Lesson Objectives: Goal 2, Objective 2: Given the precut shapes, students will create
caterpillar. With the prompting of the teacher, the students will the appropriate
information on each shape according to the story.
Assessment: The students will be assessed formatively through observations of their
whole group discussions as well as their written responses.
Procedures:
Introduction: The lesson will begin with the teacher introducing the book The Very
Hungry Caterpillar and reviewing the role of an author and illustrator as well as
characters and setting of a story. After reading the book, as a class, the students will
discuss the characters, the setting of the story, and what happened at the beginning,
middle, and end of the story. Using the mimeo board, the teacher will record the
responses.
Strategies: The lesson will be conducted through whole group instruction.
Application/Independent Practice: Given precut shapes, with the prompting of the
teacher, the students will write the correlating responses on the appropriate shape. Once
their writing as been seen by the teacher, students will use a black crayon to trace all of
the words. Afterwards, the students will glue the ends of the shapes together in the correct
order to make their caterpillar.
Closure: To conclude this lesson, the students will act out how a caterpillar becomes a
butterfly using a potato sack.

Extended Practice/Homework: The students will think of something else that has a life
cycle and draw a picture depicting each stage.

Accommodations/Differentiation:
Students with hearing or visual impairments will be placed at the front of the classroom.
The teacher will write the instructions on the board and repeat them often to remind
students what they are supposed to be doing. The ESL students will partner with a class
peer.
Reflection: The goal of this lesson is to understand the events of a story as well as the
setting and characters. The last goal of this lesson is for students to understand the life
cycle of a butterfly. I believe the activity for this lesson is very creative and a great way
for students to understand the elements of a story.
Citation of Sources:
Grauer. (nd.). The Very Hungry Caterpillar- Get ready for spring with a mini book
study on The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Retrieved 2015, from
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com
Special Education Candidates:
There were enough activities so that the early finishers stay busy and were engaged in the
lesson. The students benefitted from having written instructions to look back on when
they forgot what step was next in the assignment.
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