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Lesson Plan
Arizona State University

Arizona State Univ.: The Art of Illustrator Eric Carle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site from the Arizona State University contains a lesson plan for first grade art or reading teachers. Introduces students to the concept of "Warm and cool colors." Students use the art of Eric Carle as inspiration to create their...
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Eric Carle Biography

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover more about your favorite children's author, Eric Carle, when you visit this biography. Students and teachers will gain a new perspective of this author's life and work.
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Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Children's Book Author Eric Carle Was Born on This Day in 1929

For Teachers K - 1st
Eric Carle's illustrations feature paper collages, so after reading some of Carle's books you might create your own word collage for an added challenge. Students will choose a scene, an emotion, an animal, or a person. Then students...
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Eric Carle: The Tiny Seed

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "The Tiny Seed", written by Eric Carle. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Eric Carle: A Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "A Very Hungry Caterpillar", written by Eric Carle. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Eric Carle: Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?

For Students Pre-K - K
A video of the book "Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?", written by Eric Carle. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Eric Carle: From Head to Toe

For Students Pre-K - K
A video of the book "From Head To Toe", written by Eric Carle. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Eric Carle: Panda Bear, Panda Bear What Do You See

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Panda Bear, Panda Bear What Do You See", written by Eric Carle. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Eric Carle: Slowly Slowly Said the Sloth

For Students Pre-K - K
A video of the book "Slowly Slowly Said The Sloth", written by Eric Carle. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Eric Carle: The Grouchy Ladybug

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "The Grouchy Ladybug", written by Eric Carle. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Eric Carle: The Very Lonely Firefly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "The Very Lonely Firefly", written by Eric Carle. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Eric Carle: The Very Quiet Cricket

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "The Very Quiet Cricket", written by Eric Carle. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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Website
Other

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn all about the role of the illustrator and picture books by visiting this museum site. Founded by and named for renowned author and illustrator Eric Carle, this site includes a variety of information for learners, teachers, and...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Teaching Art With Picture Books

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Lesson where students learn about Eric Carle, create an online Project Poster about him, and create a collage using his style of illustrations. Students will discuss their art in small groups using vocabulary learned during the...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Carle's Crazy Critters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This activity provides students with the opportunity to read books aloud to the class. Students also spend time researching Eric Carle and his practices as a writer and illustrator. Finally, students become writers and illustrators...
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Predictable Story Books

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Several examples of predictable books are listed and organized according to type. In addition to providing titles of children's books, this resource lists related titles for young adult readers. The bibliography includes several...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: 1st Grade Act: 22: Retelling the Tiny Seed

For Teachers 1st
This activity engages students in story retelling to Eric Carle's book, The Tiny Seed. Students will participate in interactive storytelling as they write sentences and illustrate pictures about seed travel.
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Sequence Kindergarten Unit

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to recognize the beginning and ending of a story and use word clues to put story events into the correct sequence. Lessons are based on the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Eric Carle Store

For Students 3rd - 5th
If you want to know about Eric Carle or any of his books this is the place to begin. Site includes biography, summary of books, information about his tours as well as links to lesson plans written by teachers.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Photo of Eric Carle

For Students 3rd - 5th
Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work is the familiar "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Plants Are Alive

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart accompanies Eric Carle's book, The Tiny Seed.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Very Hungry Caterpillar [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Eric Carle's picture book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, is provided on these pages. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 1st Grade Unit

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This website provides a series of three lesson plans designed to teach young scholars to use visual, meaning, and structure clues separately and together to determine the meaning of unknown words....
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Respect

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson using the books Arthur's Eyes by Marc Brown and The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle along with graphic organizers to start a discussion about respect. Students then create flyers about respect to hang around the school. Lesson...

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