{"product_id":"story-time-with-eric-carle-a2152","title":"Story Time with Eric Carle","description":"\u003cp\u003eLearning about bugs in your classroom? Here are some great Eric Carle books and activities that will make a great addition to your lesson plans!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Very Busy Spider\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eby Eric Carle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs you read,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvite your students to feel the textured pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTalk with your students about webs; how they are designed, types of lines, why spiders build webs, etc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter you read,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelp children make their own webs with string, liquid starch, glitter, and wax paper. When dried, the web can be peeled away from the paper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssist children in making hand print spiders to be cut out and placed on their newly created webs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Very Lonely Firefly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs you read,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvite your students to appreciate the book's special page that lights up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss with your students how and why fireflies light up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter you read,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelp your students become fireflies! Have them decorate sentence strips or card stock, glue the ends together to create a headband, then attach curled chenille stems to create antenna. Provide them with glow necklaces for a cute effect!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurn classroom lights off and pull blinds, or go to a safe, dark place and have your students act out the story. Remember that not all students like the dark, so be aware of their feelings and make special provisions for them if you need to!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more great ideas and other applications for Eric Carle stories, check out Amanda's post at Not Just Cute!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/notjustcute.com\/2010\/05\/15\/eric-carle-author-study-the-very-busy-spider-and-the-very-lonely-firefly\/\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eEric Carle Author Study: The Very Busy Spider and The Very Lonely Firefly « Not Just Cute\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for other resources for your \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-58-early-childhood.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eearly childhood\u003c\/a\u003e classroom? MPM School Supplies offers everything from \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-58-early-childhood.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003egames \u0026amp; activities\u003c\/a\u003e to \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-594-manipulatives.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003emanipulatives\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026amp; \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-157-resource-books.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eresource books\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SupplyMe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1734085312537,"sku":"A2152","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.supplyme.com\/products\/story-time-with-eric-carle-a2152","provider":"SupplyMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}