FREE! - Food Posting Activity Busy Bag Prompt Card and Resource Pack to Support Teaching on The Very Hungry Caterpillar

What is the Very Hungry Caterpillar eating?

Little learners love the adventures of the Very Hungry Caterpillar! This classic story has plenty to teach children when it comes to Literacy, Numeracy and much more. Now, you can use it to help teach your learners about story sequencing and pattern recognition, with this lovely ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ eating activity!

This fun activity asks children to remember what the Very Hungry Caterpillar eats each day in the story. It comes with a large cut-out of the Caterpillar himself, with a postbox-shaped mouth. Can your learners post the food pictures into his mouth in the right order?

Designed by teachers, this ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ eating activity is perfect for bringing an interactive element to your story time. It adds to children’s understanding and enjoyment of the book, and it’s a great memory game for the end of the day, too! Click the green ‘Download Now’ button to access it in minutes.

Are there more resources on ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’?

If you and your learners had fun with this ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ eating activity, there are loads more resources based on this much-loved book here on the Twinkl website. Here are just a few that you might like to include in your teaching on the story.

You can help children learn and remember key vocabulary from the book with this colourful ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ Word Mat. It features all the foods the Hungry Caterpillar eats, as well as the lead character as a caterpillar and a butterfly.

This story is also ideal for helping children develop their counting and pattern recognition skills. We’ve developed this fantastic ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ Maths Booklet so you can really get the most out of the story in your teaching.

And, if you’re looking for a great activity for the end of the day, your learners are sure to love these ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ Colouring Sheets. They’re quick and easy to download and print, and they’re ideal for keeping children calm and focused.

You can also find more teaching ideas in the helpful video at the bottom of this page.

Which foods does the Very Hungry Caterpillar eat?

In the book ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle, the Caterpillar eats a different food each day. In order, the foods he eats are:

• Monday - one apple
• Tuesday - two pears
• Wednesday - three plums
• Thursday - four strawberries
• Friday - five oranges
• Saturday - one piece of chocolate cake, one ice cream, one pickle, one slice of cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon
• Sunday - one green leaf