The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Ice cream exploration

Eric starts his life as an egg, that hatches into a caterpillar. He’s hungry and eats a lot! Then he’s much bigger. He makes himself a cocoon and then out comes a big beautiful butterfly.

Task Questions:

  • Is the egg Eric?
  • Is the little caterpillar Eric?
  • Is the big caterpillar Eric?
  • Is the cocoon Eric?
  • Is the butterfly Eric?
  • What does blue chocolate flavour ice cream taste like?
  • What does no-flavour ice cream taste like?
  • What does ice-cream flavour ice cream taste like?

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Ages: Ages 3-5 (EYFS), Ages 5-7 (KS1)

Subjects: Metaphysics

Themes: Change, Identity, Sense