The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This story is about a young caterpillar that goes on an eating spree throughout the week.  On each day he eats more and more.  In the end he becomes a very beautiful butterfly!

After reading the story aloud several times, children were divided into 6 groups and asked to answer 2 questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy.  They recorded the answers on a caterpillar sheet, and read their responses to the rest of the class.

Group 1 Knowledge Questions (ability to recall information)

1. From what does the new caterpillar hatch?

2. Name three foods the caterpillar eats.

Group 2 Comprehension Questions (basic understanding of information)

1. Who is the main character of the book?

2. What happens after the caterpillar forms a cocoon?

Group 3 Application Questions (ability to do something with the information)

1. Why must a caterpillar eat a great deal of food before entering its cocoon?

2. Name three foods that are helpful for you to eat.

Group 4 Analysis (ability to examine parts of a whole)

1. What time of day is it when the caterpillar hatches?

2. Why is there a butterfly at the end of the story?

Group 5 Synthesis (ability to bring together information to make something new)

1. What do you think would have happened if the caterpillar had only eaten leaves.

2. What do you think the butterfly might do next?

Group 6 Evaluation (ability to form and defend an opinion)

1. How does food affect the health of a living thing?

2. What is the best part of the story? Why?

Submitted by Kathy