The Very Hungry Caterpillar ERG - Seattle Children's Theatre

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS & EALRS
The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favorites touches on many themes and ideas.
Here are a few we believe would make good Curriculum Connections: Growth/Development, Days
of the Week, Metamorphosis, Counting, Puppetry, Colors, Clouds, Adaptation, Creative Play.
We believe that seeing the show and using our Educator Resource Guide can help you meet the
following EALRs:
State Standards:
Theatre
Reading
Science
Communication
1. The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills.
1.1 Understand arts concepts and vocabulary, specifically, identifies and
describes characters, setting, actions, conflict, sounds
1.2 Develops theatre skills and techniques.
1.4 Understands and applies audience conventions in a variety of settings
and performances of theatre.
3. Theatre: The student communicates through the arts (dance, music,
theatre, and visual arts).
3.1 Uses theatre to express feelings and present ideas.
1. The student understands and uses different skills and strategies to read.
1.1 Use word recognition skills and strategies to read and comprehend text.
1.2 Use vocabulary (word meaning) strategies to comprehend text.
1.3 Build vocabulary through wide reading.
1.4 Apply word recognition skills and strategies to read fluently.
2. The student understands the meaning of what is read.
2.1 Demonstrate evidence of reading comprehension.
2.3 Expand comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing
information and ideas in literary and informational text.
2.4 Think critically and analyze author’s use of language, style, purpose, and
perspective in literary and informational text.
3. The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes.
3.1 Read to learn new information.
3.2 Read to perform a task.
3.4 Read for literary experience in a variety of genres.
EALR 2: Inquiry. Big Idea: Inquiry (INQ). Core Content: Making Observations
Students learn that scientific investigations involve trying to answer questions by
making observations or trying things out, rather than just asking an adult. Children
are naturally curious about nearly everything—butterflies and clouds, and
why the Moon seems to follow them at night. The essence of this standard is to
channel students’ natural curiosity about the world, so that they become better
questioners, observers, and thinkers, laying the groundwork for increasing
understanding and abilities in science inquiry in the years to come.
1. The student uses listening and observation skills and strategies to gain
understanding.
1.1 Uses listening and observation skills and strategies to focus attention and
interpret information.
1.2 Understands, analyzes, synthesizes, or evaluates information from a variety
of sources.
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