The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This week in the toddler room we continued focusing on our love of books and stories. This weeks story was “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”. We loved reading the book and following the sequences of the days. We pointed out the different fruits and foods showing all of our friends which ones we like best. For our next activity we went on a caterpillar hunt. In our tuft tray we had some spaghetti caterpillars hiding in some jelly baff soil. We used tongs and bowls to pick up our caterpillars working on our fine motor skills and hand eye coordination. We then extended this by doing some experiments using kitchen roll that we created patterns and marks on. We then twisted it around a pencil and let and poured a little water on top making the tissue move around like little caterpillars. We loved testing the different amounts of water needed and watching our designs wriggle around. Lovely experimenting toddlers.