This page offers information on many different aspects of Eric Carle's work. It includes names of his books, pictures of his art work, lists of some books children have enjoyed and their creative activites and art work. This site is a wonderful way to get started on intrducing Eric Carle in the classroom for many age groups.
SCORE: The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Teacher Guide
This unit, designed to supplement the teaching of The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle, consists of three Internet activities in which
students explore
the following three questions:
Who is Eric Carle and where does he live?
Where does he get the ideas for his books?
How does he create his illustrations?
As a culminating
classroom project, students write and illustrate their own stories using
Eric Carle's artwork techniques.
This K-3 unit is designed to be used after the students have read The
Very Hungry Caterpillar and while they are reading other Eric Carle
books. The Internet
activities are designed to be completed over several days by small groups
of children. (Younger children will need assistance
with some reading
using adult volunteers or older students.) For a culminating whole-class
activity, students write and illustrate their own Eric
Carle-type stories.
Biographical Notes for Eric Carle
This page is about how Eric Carle's books came about. It discusses topics that inspired Carle to write cartain books. His career took off after illustrating a book for another author. One hit book led him to the most favorite, A Very Hungry Caterpilar.
This site offers a list of books by Eric Carle 1967-1982 , a list of books by Carle 1983-2000, and a list of Eric Carle's books published in spanish.
Eric Carle : Teacher Resource Unit
This is a site that offers activity ideas to go along with the books. This page gives ideas about materials and how to increase student interests. There are ideas and insights from other teachers as well.
This is a page that shows some of Carle's art work that can be ordered. There are prices included with the items listed and shown. Many items are listed with directions how to order and pay for them.
This site offers the names of each of Carle's books and how to obtain them. The price of each book and where to locate the book is included.
Bulletin Board - Eric Carle: Picture Writer video
This page offers ideas for using the Eric Carle: Picture writer video in the classroom. There are ideas written by other teachers and how they implemented them into their curriculum.
Our Favorite Books by Eric Carle
These are books that are considered favorites by many children. This site offers the names of each book and some children's art work llustrating the books.
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
An occasional newsletter from Eric Carle. He shares questions people ask most often. He receives many letters and enjoys them. He write back and answers questions.
This is a bulletin board where teachers and parents using Eric Carle’s
books in creative ways can
submit their ideas.
We have heard from a number of enthusiastic teachers, parents, librarians,
booksellers and children about the programs that are being
taught using Eric Carle’s books as the focus or as the starting point.
Some are reading and writing projects, some are science and math
projects, some are art projects, and some projects combine all sorts
of activities. We hear from prekindergarten care givers and we hear
from 5th grade art teachers.
Due to a large volume of posted messages, we have changed the format
of this page. Please use the form below to submit any ideas you
would like to share with other interested fans. We will then post your
idea in the appropriate section. (Please allow a few days for this to
happen.)
If you would like to write directly to Eric Carle and be on his mailing list, please sign the Guestbook located on this web site.
The ideas and opinions expressed here are solely the responsibility
of the person submitting the entry and not necessarily that of Eric
Carle. We reserve the right to not post an entry if we deem it to be
inappropriate in any way.
Ideas have been submitted for the following Eric Carle books, however feel free to submit ideas for books that are not listed.
The Art of Eric Carle
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Does A Kangaroo Have A Mother, Too?
Dragons, Dragons
Draw Me A Star
Dream Snow
Eric Carle: Picture Writer video
Notes on Flora and Tiger
From Head to Toe
Notes on From Head to Toe
The Grouchy Ladybug
Have You Seen My Cat?
Notes on Hello, Red Fox
A House For Hermit Crab
I See A Song
Little Cloud
The Mixed-Up Chameleon
My Apron
Pancakes, Pancakes
Papa, Please Get the Moon For Me
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
Rooster’s Off to See the World
The Secret Birthday Message
Thank you, Brother Bear (or Chip Has Many
Brothers)
The Tiny Seed
Today Is Monday
The Very Busy Spider
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Lonely Firefly
The Very Quiet Cricket
Other Eric Carle Ideas
Some previous listed resources
SCORE:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Teacher Guide
This page provides teachers of K-3 three internet activites designed
to supplement the teaching of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". Activities
were designed by Schools of California Online Resourses for Educators (SCORE).
Biographical
Notes for Eric Carle
Brief Biographical notes including how he began as an illustrator and
moved on to illustrate and write his own stories.
http://www.eric-carle.com/books.html
Eric
Carle : Teacher Resource Unit
Brief biography, bibliography, lesson plans and Carle resourses.
Includes teaching units on "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", sequencing activities
for "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and a unit on "Pancakes to Pancakes".
Eric
Carle Bibliography
A list of children's books including out of print titles by the author.
Eric
Carle - Children's Books - 04/07/97
Brief bibliography and current and past reviews.
Eric
Carle Store
Includes items available for resale, as well as things available from
non-profit Northampton organizations.
AITLC
Guide to Eric Carle
Access Indiana Teaching and Learning Center site provides general resourses,
books and teacher lesson plans.
Bulletin
Board - Eric Carle: Picture Writer video
Ideas for using the Picture Writer Video by Mary Jane Hackney.
Our
Favorite Books by Eric Carle
Miss Donaldson's class at the Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center
FWISD illustrate and discuss their favorite Eric Carle stories.