This document outlines a 9-day lesson plan using Eric Carle's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar to teach students about the butterfly life cycle through literature, visual art, and drama. Students will read the book, watch related videos, explore websites, and create paper artworks depicting each stage of the life cycle. They will then work in groups to plan and perform a skit acting out the full life cycle, including what their caterpillar ate at each stage. The lesson incorporates visual art, drama, literature, and hands-on projects to engage students in actively learning about butterflies through aesthetic experiences.

8. Examples of Eric Carle Inspired Butterflies These butterflies were created by students of a similar age group as my students. They are meant to be an example of how my students eggs, caterpillars, butterflies, and chrysalises will look using this technique.

9. More Example Butterflies Pictures Retrieved from: http://deepspacesparkle.blogspot.com/2009/03/eric-carle-inspired-butterflies.html I will show these examples to my students and we will discuss how we think the lines and textures were created and will brainstorm about the tools we will need to create our projects.

14. Assessment Rubric Demonstrating Teamwork Writing a list with five food items Performance of Life Cycle Skit Creates appropriate art project Participates in Class Discussions Exceeds Expectations 4 Meeting Expectations 3 Developing Skills 2 Below Expectations 1 DESIGNER TOPIC 2

15. Grading Scale Below Expectations (5-7 Points) - Failure to complete tasks appropriately Developing Skills (8-12 Points) - Students may have only completed some of the required tasks, met some of the expectations, or failed to participate consistently. Meeting Expectations (13-17 Points) - Students are meeting the teacher’s expectations for class work, performance, teamwork, and participation Exceeds Expectations (17-20 Points ) - Student has met and exceeded the teachers’ expectations for participation, performance, teamwork, and art work.