Eric Carle
Teacher Resource File

Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center Eric Carle page. You will find biography, bibliographies and lesson plans on this page. The ISLMC is a preview site for librarians, teachers, parents and students. You can search this site, use an index or sitemap. 8/03/02.


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[Biography] [The Very Hungry Caterpillar Unit/Lesson Plans] [The Grouchy Lady Bug Unit/Lesson Plans] [Other Unit/Lesson Plans] [ERIC Resources]

Biography

Eric Carle
His official homepage. Gives his address where you can
write to him.
Eric Carle
Biography; selected bibliography from Educational
Paperback Organization
Eric Carle
Biography from Children's Book Council
Featured Author: Eric Carle
From Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Unit/Lesson Plans

Teacher CyberGuide: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Unit plan. From San Diego County Public Schools
Carrier Bruner's Thematic Unit: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
1st grade; integrated unit.
For comments see TeacherNet
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Sequencing Activity
First grade; by Beth Inskeep Chapman. From Collaborative Lesson Archive
TeacherView: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
First grade; by Laura Hoyler.
Collaborative Thematic Unit: Insects
Primary grades. Very Hungry Caterpillar
A to Z Lesson Plans. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Nutrition; days of week; seasons. For K-1 by Jeanette Matas
Activity. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Grade K; sequencing activity; From Eric Carle's site
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Sequencing Activity
By Beth Chapman. First grade
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
K-2; interdisciplinary health & nutrition; by Heidi Washko; AskERIC
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Grade 1; language arts & storytelling; by Marisa Fappiao; AskERIC

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The Grouchy Lady Bug Unit Lesson Plans

Ladybug Thematic Unit
Facts, lore, crafts, photos, games, teacher's guide,
school yard safari; From Mrs. Seagrave's Quest Class
Ladybugs
Facts, crafts, extensive site from Enchanted Learning
Ladybugs
Brief information from University of Kentucky
TeacherView: The Grouchy Ladybug
Grade 1; book review and extension activity on ladybugs
Lady Bug Party
Uses The Grouchy Lady Bug. From Amazingmoms.com
Grouchy Lady Bug
Activity by Claire Hrovat; Eric Carle's site
Ladybugs and Grasshoppers
From Insect-a-Camp.
Math Concepts. Lady Bug Math - Counting
The Grouchy Ladybug Literature Unit Study
Ages 4-8. By Carolyn Wilson Koerschen. This site has many excellent
science links to support the unit

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Other Unit/Lesson Plans

Collaborative Thematic Unit: Mammals
Primary grades; poetry from Animals, Animals
The Art of Eric Carle
Grade 2; book review & activity; by Kim Hagen; TeacherViews
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Ideas for use in the classroom by Marika Roth. From Carle's site
Chameleons
Grades 3 & 4; science, animals; by Amber Michelle Shelkett; AskERIC
Draw Me A Star
Grade 3; by Katy Smith; TeacherViews
From Seeds to Plant
Grades 1 to 3; science, agriculture, botany; by Marcia Goudy;
from AskERIC
TeacherView. Have You Seen My Cat?
Grade 1; Book review, extension activities.
Neuroscience for Kids Newsletter
Includes review of Hello, Red Fox, plus link Afterimages
TeacherView. A House for Hermit Crab
Grade 1; book review and extension activities
The Ocean Environment
Grade one; unit plan, oceans, animal homes; from RichlandOne:
A House for Hermit Crab
Little Cloud
Grade 1; book review & activity; by Pamela Slicner
TeacherView: 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo
Grade 1; Book review, extension activities
Pancakes, Pancakes!
Grades 2-3; economics. From Montgomery County Public Schools
Pancakes, Pancakes
Grade 2; book review & activity; by Corinne Levine; TeacherViews
Papa, Please Get the Moon For Me
Grade 1; book review & activity; by Heidi Weber; TeacherView
The Very Lonely Firefly
Grade 1; book review & activity; by Katy Smith; TeacherView

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ERIC Resources

ERIC documents are relatively inexpensive. Please search AskERIC directly for abstracts.

***"Letting Go to Story: A Study Based on Eric Carle's Flora and Tiger"

Article by Patricia Lee Gauch in "Book Links". EJ554175

***"Peak with Books: An Early Childhood Resource for Balanced Literacy. Third Ed"

Book by Marjorie R. Nelsen and Jan Nelsen-Parish. Book review.
ED436729

***"In the Artist's Studio"

Article by Jane Yolen in "New Advocate". EJ374850

***"Teaching Diversity through the Book "Animals Animals" Literacy Plus"

By Virginia Brown and others. ED411522

***"A Matter of Grouchy Time"

By Karen Burke and Peggy Kelly. EJ561775

***"Facts from Fiction"

By Carol Butzow and John Butzow in "Science and Children". EJ368087

***"Whole Language EFL with Children's Literature: The Way It Worked in One Kindergarten Class"

By Irma Ghosn [Very Hungry Caterpillar] ED398733.

***"Read It Again! A Guide for Teaching Reading through Literature. Grades K-2"

By Liz Rothlein and Terri Christman [Very Hungry Caterpillar]
ED 298437

***"Beyond the Clock--Using the Computer to Teach the Abstract Concept of Time"

Julie Drysdale. [Very Hungry Caterpillar] EJ 459329

***"Biography Today"

By Laurie Lanzen Harris ED 390725

***"Styles of Interaction during a Book Reading Task: Implications for Literacy Intervention with Low-Income Families"

By Jeanne De Temple and Patton O. Tabors. [Very Hungry Caterpillar]
ED 379615

"The Very Hungry Caterpillar meets Beowulf in Secondary Classrooms"

By Judith C. Neal and Kay Moore in "Journal of Reading,"
EJ 435527

***"Teach Mathematics with Children's Literature"

By Ann Harsh in "Young Children." EJ359872

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