The Very Hungry Caterpillar Paperback Book + Story Sequencing Pictures x 8 + Sensory Objects x 14
The Paperback Book is brand new and measures 21cm x 30cm.
The Story Sequencing Pictures are A5 in size, laminated and backed in card. There is a sentence to describe each of the 8 pictures. On the back of each is a list of the sensory objects needed, actions to perform/encourage, and any dialogue.
The Sensory Objects are chosen to emphasise the actions in this story. Most are tactile, with some auditory, visual and scent objects included. The objects are as follows (with action suggested in brackets):
Moonlight - torch 11cm long with AA battery included + A4 black card folded in half (shine onto black ‘wall’ then onto egg and leaf)
Egg - white wooden egg the size of a chicken’s egg (hold in hand then place on leaf)
Leaf - large artificial leaf 20cm x 17cm (feel it, waft it)
Sun - folding circular yellow paper fan (open it slowly as it ‘rises’ from beneath the table)
Pop - bubbles (blow then pop bubbles)
Little caterpillar - pipe cleaner approx 12cm long (crawling)
Hungry/still hungry- wooden maraca 14cm long (shake it hard once before eats anything and after every piece of food)
Food smell - apple scented ’melt’ in a bag (“What can he smell?”)
Food - 8-12 wooden fruit/vegetable pieces and beads with holes for threading (eating)
Stomach ache - groan tube 14cm long (”Ow!”)
1 nice green leaf - large green leaf 20cm x 17cm with holes in (eating)
Big fat caterpillar - Microfibre mitt 24cm x 15cm (crawling, eating, stroking)
Cocoon - gold coloured soft material approx 56cm x 40cm (wrapping round caterpillar/child’s hand)
Butterfly - folding circular butterfly fan 15cm long when folded, 25cm x 21cm when opened out (flying, wafting, fanning)
All the objects are in labelled zipped bags which fit into an A4 zipped bag together with the Story Sequencing pictures.
