Very Hungry Caterpillar Instruction Guide: Lesson-ready guide for K-3 close reading

Practical activities that build close reading, vocabulary and comprehension

Product Overview:

You know the book; this guide helps you turn that familiarity into rigorous classroom work. It stitches together read-aloud routines, close-reading questions and vocabulary practice into practical lessons. Designed for kindergarten through third grade, activities move from guided support to independent work. You get discussion prompts, quick formative checks and performance tasks that show real understanding. Pages are clean, classroom-friendly and built for repeated use during a busy school week. If you teach in a district with standards pressure, this guide gives evidence-ready lessons. Picture students touching vocabulary cards, answering bold text-dependent questions, and growing confident readers.

Key Features:

• Standards-aligned lessons: Scaffold close reading with text-dependent questions so kindergarten through third-graders actually analyze story elements.
• Teacher-ready activities: Ready-to-go worksheets, discussion prompts and assessments save prep time and keep students engaged.
• Text-based vocabulary: Targets vocabulary through close reading so students hear, say and use words in context.
• Differentiated supports: Includes leveled prompts and scaffolds so struggling readers get step-by-step help without singling anyone out.
• Rich assessment options: Formative checks and performance tasks give clear evidence of understanding you can act on immediately.

Quick Specs:

• Brand: Shell Education
• Item#: SHL-40008
• Series: Great Works: An Instructional Guide for Literature
• Format/Type: Printed Book
• Quantity/Pack: 1 Each
• Country of Origin: United States

Picture confident readers and quieter centers, feel the calm of a lesson that runs smoothly, order a copy for your classroom and try it this week?

Use during read-alouds and guided reading; store flat between uses.