The Preschooler

Life Cycle Sequencing

My children both love all of the books I can manage to find that were written by Eric Carle.  A favorite, of course, is “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.”  Although there are many skills that can taught using this book, one of the most obvious is sequencing.

Your child may not yet know the days of the week, but that will not stop her from being able to put the events of this story in order.  Using clip-art, make your own “food” cards to mimic what the caterpillar eats in the story.  For example, you would need a picture of one apple, a picture of two pears, a picture of three plums, etc.  (For Saturday’s food, there is a long list of items to put on one card.)

After reading the story, have your child put the cards in order.  See if she can do it without looking at the book.

Next, make a set of sequencing cards that depict the life cycle of a butterfly, including, egg, caterpillar, cocoon (or chrysalis), and butterfly.  Allow your child to put these cards in order as well.

If your child is interested, make sequencing cards for other life cycles, such as frogs, plants, spiders, chickens, etc.

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Written by Laura on March 25, 2011