{"id":965,"date":"2016-03-06T06:01:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-05T22:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lynnjohnston.com\/?p=965"},"modified":"2018-09-15T11:47:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T18:47:04","slug":"using-childrens-literature-in-the-world-language-classroom-from-the-hungry-caterpillar-to-the-monarch-butterfly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lynnjohnston.com\/?p=965","title":{"rendered":"Using Children’s Literature in the World Language Classroom: From The Hungry Caterpillar to The Monarch Butterfly!"},"content":{"rendered":"

M is for March and Monarch! Start with the Hungry Caterpillar and lead into the migration of the Monarch Butterfly. \u00a0Students receive comprehensible input, connections to science, and community service.<\/p>\n

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Our opening routine includes the song of the week. I use a days of the week song because the story, The Hungry Caterpillar, takes place over the course of a week and provides the sequence for the story. You could also start with one of the butterfly songs at the end of this post, but that would be giving away the ending!<\/p>\n