The Menorah

Materials

Paper plates

Paper

Birthday wrapping paper decorated with candles or plain paper strips

Scissors

Glue

Instructions

1. Beforehand, hang the construction paper around the room where children
will be able to see it when creeping and crawling on the floor.
2. Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to the children. Talk about caterpillars.
3. Encourage the children to pretend to be caterpillars crawling through a
garden and looking at the colorful flowers.
4. Sing the following song as the children creep around the room. Ask the
children to point to the matching color construction paper as you sing each
verse.
(Tune: "Jimmy Crack Corn")
Creeping caterpillar's in the garden.
Creeping caterpillar's in the garden.
Creeping caterpillar's in the garden.
What does he see?
Caterpillar sees a yellow flower.
Caterpillar sees a yellow flower.
Caterpillar sees a yellow flower.
What else does he see?
5. Continue singing about the other colors in additional verses. The last line
of the final verse is "That's what he sees."
More to do
Art: Cut colored tissue paper into 2" (5 cm) circles. Show the children how to
place a tissue paper circle on a piece of manila paper and hold it in place with
the finger of one hand. Then dip a brush into diluted glue, wiping off excess glue
by stroking the brush's side against the shallow dish. Brush the glue mixture on
TOP of the circle, brushing from the center to the outside. Place another circle
slightly overlapping the first and brush glue on top of it. Continue in this manner
forming a tissue-paper caterpillar. Encourage the children to use small scraps of
tissue for the caterpillar's facial features.