The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

The ideal story to teach or revise food vocabulary or the days of the week. You can make your own caterpillar and food, cut a hole in the food pictures and make the appropriate munching sounds as the caterpillar "eats" her way through the food.  I also showed my students a real cocoon, as I was narrating the story and they were all amazed! You can create your own story with the students using http://www.storyjumper.com/

or craft your own caterpillar using the following technique: http://mmmcrafts.blogspot.com/2010/06/being-eric-carle.html

More ideas from a Greek Kindergarten at :
http://edonipiagogeio.blogspot.com

 

http://www.teachpreschool.org/2012/06/a-wonderful-collection-of-eric-carle-books-and-activities/

Other similar stories you can work with in class are :

You can find more ideas at : http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/the_very_busy_spider.html
      
You can create a reading workshop in class to encourage your students to start reading
http://bcove.me/zmmwihwu

http://www.crafts-for-preschool-kids.com/more-crafts.html