The Hungry Caterpillar

I'm late but this is August's Treasure Basket.

Inspired by Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

I created some puppets for her.

Oh she loved the look of this big pom pom caterpillar.

She tried to pull the pom poms apart.

I encouraged her to continue to empty the bag and she found the tiny pom pom caterpillar.

Also in the basket were the pictures of the food that are in the story.

Yum the tiny, hungry caterpillar ate it all.

And then it became a great big caterpillar.

That was as far as we got with our puppets and story.

Next year we will have to create a butterfly puppet to add.

Birds Expanded

In a past post I shared my grand daughter experiencing her 

first play tray.

 This week I changed it up a bit.

 I moved the wooden pieces out of the tub and onto the floor to see how she would interact with them.

 Having them on the floor made it a lot easier for her to reach 

 and spend a bit more time exploring each piece.

  

After giving her some time playing with the small birds I switched them for

bigger stuffed bird toys.

Most of these make bird sounds when you press on the back.

It took a lot of effort on her part to make the birds sing.

She preferred to hand them to one of the adults to make it happen.

A few of them are finger puppets

and she was particularly interested in the crow.

Here she is flying like a bird.

Finger Puppet Play

Like most of you, I have a wide selection of toys that I rotate

in the classroom.

One of them is this small puppet stage.

Perfect for finger puppets.

Perfect for building language and stories.

Perfect for the whole family to take part.

Or just to enjoy on your own.