The Very Quiet Cricket

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This is probably the best known of Carle’s work. In it a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. Read more about this book. urn:oclc:872610261 Scandate 20111123031219 Scanner scribe12.shenzhen.archive.org Scanningcenter shenzhen Source

Then we used glitter glue to trace the antennas and legs. I read somewhere that it is good for preschoolers to know how to use glitter glue, so we tried that out! Since you have to use fine motor skills of squeezing and following a line at the same time, I helped him out. Maybe down the road he’ll be able to do this by himself.

Typical of Carle’s style, the language is simple, with rhythm, repetition, and alliteration to delight young listeners. Painted collage illustrations are lavish and expressive.”– School Library Journal The full color photographs combined with easy to grasp information should make this a good nonfiction extension. Carle's illustrations, as usual, are bright and beautiful and the story is very simple to read. It's no wonder Eric Carle's books are so cherished by young children.

Use cardboard circles or pizza boards to make life cycles for each of the insects selected by children to research. The pictures very much tell you that thesis an Eric Carle book and the writing follows the same paths as his other books. Look at some of the related books below to see some of the techniques and media illustrators use to create insects. Use some of them to create your own pictures. The fun story has a few repeating words that will have your children reading along with you in no time. Nature/ScienceThis post was originally a guest post by Jen from Large Family Frugal Living. It has since been updated to add new resources and remove broken links. Place the above circles on a large wall or bulletin board. Let children choose lengths of colored yarn or ribbon and connect any insects where they can state the reasons for similarity: habitat, habits, color, shape, noise, food, etc. We also talked about what it means to be quiet, since it’s a key word in the book. We practiced what it sounds like to be LOUD by shouting and quiet by whispering. In my opinion, it’s always a good thing to practice being quiet. 🙂 The word use is interesting and dramatic and Carle’s inclusion of real sound in a book that has been discussing sound throughout the book expands our concept of what a picture book can and should be. Eric Carle has said that each of his "very" books has a theme and that this one is about love and the search for it. Clutter-Free Classroom is the place where elementary teachers get the time-saving tips, ideas and resources they need to make teaching easier and more enjoyable.