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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

By : Lara
The life cycle of a butterfly provides a multitude of learning opportunities for young children . A great way of starting off is by looking at Eric Carle ’ s book , ‘ The Very Hungry Caterpillar ’. Talk about a very special change that happened to the caterpillar – can anyone guess what it might be ?
There are so many activities that can be carried out as a spin off from this story :
Why not do some finger painting that is inspired by ‘ The Very Hungry Caterpillar ’? Or perhaps you would prefer to do some toe printing ?
Or maybe make some healthy ‘ Caterpillar Fruit Kebabs ’ – these strawberry and grape kebabs are a fantastic healthy treat .