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Hungry Playdough Caterpillar Retelling

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Lesson plan developed by Aurora Tollestrup, BS Ed

Activity:  
Hungry Playdough Caterpillar Retelling

Age Group:
  • Kindergarten
Hungry Playdough Caterpillar Retelling
Hungry Playdough Caterpillar Retelling

Objectives:  
Children will:
  • use playdough to retell parts from a popular children’s book.

Washington State Common Core Standard:
Reading Standards for Literature K–5
Kindergarten Students
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.2
Key Ideas and Details
  • RL.K.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.

Materials: 
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar book by Eric Carle
  • playdough
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Procedure: 
  • ​Gather the children in the usual reading area and read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
  • Pause at important parts of the story and show pictures often.
  • When the story is done being read the teacher should recap the events and show the pictures to the children one more time.
  • During small group instruction time, give the children an assortment of playdough and encourage them to retell The Very Hungry Caterpillar story.
  • Have the book readily available for students to reference, if needed. 

Assessment: 
  • Assess children’s retelling of the story and its key elements through the use of playdough. 

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What to Know About Playdough

Special needs children can also benefit from playdough play as can children with sensory aversion/challenges. The dough can be manipulated in many ways and sometimes even just the squishing and pulling of the materials can benefit the child.  

The small motor skill practice that playdough presents is inherent in the pinching and grasping of the materials. It is also found in the rolling, shaping and building of the dough. Building these small muscle groups make pencil and scissor use easier.

The sensory aspect of playdough is often enjoyed by children of all ages. Infants through school-age children enjoy the feel of different doughs and can participate with appropriate adaptations. When children use all five of their sense they are discovering their environment and creating scientific discoveries about the world around them. This allows them to process information about the materials and environment that they are in and test hypotheses, make predictions, and analyze data.

Playdough also brings a calming activity for stress or anxiety relief. Some teachers will use playdough as an entrance activity for their students, or on the first day of school or child care. It is a wonderfully calming sensory practice and benefits many children.
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