A Caterpillar on a Blueberry Tree

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A Caterpillar on a Blueberry Tree

by: Rana Eghbariya Mahameed / Illustrations: Mona Yaqthan

On her daily trip on the blueberry tree, the caterpillar experiences different situations that an array of feelings. A story that supports the child in recognizing his/her emotionss, and their physical effects.

Family Activities

During a day on a strawberry tree, a caterpillar goes through experiences that result in myriad feelings, such as happiness, fear, excitement and disgust.

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Parent Suggestions for Caterpillar on a Tree
Dear Parents,
During a day on a strawberry tree, a caterpillar goes through experiences that result in myriad feelings, such as happiness, fear, excitement and disgust. The caterpillar finishes the day safely at home with the family.
This is how we are – young and old - we go through a lot of feelings throughout the day that affect us emotionally and physically. A child needs to identify these feelings and learn both what prompts them and their effects to learn how to handle emotions. For example, when a child gets scared his heart beat rises, his body may shake, and he may feel thirsty. The knowledge to these feelings can help a child express himself better, control these feelings and navigate them.
We share with you some thoughts regarding this book

Family Activities

We can talk about every feeling the caterpillar felt and discuss their physical influence.
We can recall with our child an experience that made him feel happy. What makes him happy? What is the physical influence as a result of it?
We can recall together a thought that makes him feel scared or sad and try together to find a way to reduce the feeling (such as, talk to someone he likes, or do something he likes, or take a deep breath to reduce the fear).
The caterpillar goes through a lot of emotional experiences in one day and so does our child, including throughout the day at kindergarten. We can have a conversation about his range of feelings today, such as: excitement, boredom, anger, jealousy, happiness etc…
When I feel anger I am angry, when I feel fear I am scared. What would I be if I feel bored, happy, hurt, worried… and lots of other feelings?
The illustrator uses the collage to draw the trees. It would be fun to design our own strawberry tree using: straws, newspapers, leaves, fabrics, etc…