Sorting A Caterpillar Lunch

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Here's a fun activity that you can do with your little one as we continue to talk about Sometimes Food and Anytime Food on Mr. Mike TV. It's called, "Sorting A Caterpillar Lunch," and it stars Cathy the Caterpillar. She is pretty hungry and looking for something to eat, but she definitely prefers to eat Anytime Food - this way she knows that she will stay healthy (and she'll be ready to turn into a butterfly when the time comes). The only problem is that not all of the food on the page with Cathy is Anytime Food. Your kiddo's job is to cut out the pictures of food out along the lines and then sort them, eventually gluing one piece of Anytime Food to each of the plates at the bottom of the page. Don't worry too much if your child is having some trouble cutting on those lines. One of the reasons that this is such a good activity is because it helps to strengthen those skills. I do have some things you can try that might help, though --> An Easier Way To Cut With Scissors

Oh, and as far as the glue goes, when I do work on an activity like this, I prefer for the focus to remain just a few little things - in this case: the cutting and then distinguishing between the types of food, and placing them appropriately. So, if it were me doing this activity, I would just use a glue stick as opposed to the white school glue. Kids tend to go a little overboard with the liquid stuff. If your kiddo is having a super-easy time with the other stuff and is ready for the next step, or if he is begging to use the other glue, I have come across some helpful hints over the years that have helped even the most glue-happy child work on using appropriate amounts of the sticky stuff. Here's a link there --> Stop The Glue Mess!

To continue to drive home the healthy eating bit, make sure to chat with your child a little bit about what would happen Cathy only wanted to eat Sometimes Food. Would she keep growing to be healthy and strong? Would she be able to turn into a beautiful butterfly someday? Probably not.

Do you learn better by watching as opposed to reading? ---> Sorting A Caterpillar Lunch on YouTube

I hope you enjoy Caterpillar Munch as much as I do!