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Eric Carle’s picture book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/em>, is a colorful classic that has engaged young children since 1969. The protagonist—a very hungry caterpillar—appeals to children’s insatiable appetites for both knowledge and snacks! This wonderful book is perfect for exploring with your youngest learners at home, featuring beautiful artwork and plenty of practice in recognizing, naming, and counting everyday objects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re looking to expand on this timeless tale in your homeschool, get ready! Today, we’re sharing how to create a The Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/em> diorama. We’ll also include additional learning ideas to engage children of different ages in your homeschool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This craft is part of a literary diorama series that we feature each month on Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers! You might be wondering: “Why dioramas?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dioramas are hands-on and fantastic for creative learning. When used in conjunction with reading, they allow children to re-create and remember what they’ve absorbed from the story. Dioramas are also multi-sensory, making them ideal for engaging different types of learners. And the variety of tasks involved can be suited to different levels of fine motor skills, which makes them a good team project if you have a variety of ages at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep in mind that these The Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/em> diorama instructions are flexible! You can use our instructions as inspiration, but feel free to encourage your learners to think about their favorite part of this story, too. Your children may want to create some of their favorite snacks from the story, for example! Make it personal to your learning experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clay Craft to Accompany The Very Hungry Caterpillar Diorama<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

That said, one thing you will absolutely need for this diorama is the caterpillar, himself! While you could fashion one out of pom poms or construction paper, we have detailed step-by-step instructions for an adorable, clay one here! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This caterpillar looks so much like the one in the book and would be great to create on day 1 of your The Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/em> study! This clay caterpillar craft <\/a>emphasizes the bright colors and different shades in Eric Carle’s collage-style art. We highly recommend you make one as the first step in your The Very Hungry Caterpillar diorama.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out The Very Hungry Caterpillar Clay Craft<\/a><\/strong> here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And you can also use clay to make the clay fruits <\/a><\/strong>from The Very Hungry Caterpillar <\/em>story.<\/p>\n\n\n

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From Book 1: Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a perennial favourite with children and adults alike. Its imaginative illustration and clever cut-out detail charts the progress of a very hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through the week.<\/p> <\/div>

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How to Make The Very Hungry Caterpillar Diorama<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ready to create The Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/em> diorama? Here are the supplies you’ll need, followed by some step-by-step instructions and a video!<\/p>\n\n\n