The very hungry caterpillar LO I can listen

The very hungry caterpillar LO: I can listen to a story with increasing attention and recall (R) I can ascribe meaning to my marks (W)

The very hungry caterpillar • Monday • Read the story together • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=75 NQK-Sm 1 YY&t=153 s • Talk about what happens in the story – what does the caterpillar do each day? • Talk about the kind of food he eats along the way – is it healthy?

The very hungry caterpillar • Tuesday • Read the book again – talk about what he ate on Monday and then discuss what the children ate on Monday • Children share their thoughts, speaking in a full sentence – “On Monday I ate one pear”. • Reception children then write a sentence in their books

The very hungry caterpillar • Wednesday • Re read the story focussing on the sequence – what happened on each day? • Children share their thoughts, speaking in a full sentence – “On Tuesday I ate two grapes”. • Reception children then add another sentence to their previous writing

The very hungry caterpillar • Thursday • Re read the story – talking about what the caterpillar ate and if it was healthy or not. Why? • Children share their thoughts, speaking in a full sentence – “Strawberries are healthy because fruit is good for you”. • Reception children add a sentence to their previous learning

The very hungry caterpillar • Friday • Re read the story • Talk about the sequence • Ask a child to retell it • Reception children add a sentence to their previous learning • Watch the video of the story or act it out