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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Grades: PreK–2

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PK , K , 1 , 2
Theater Social Studies English
Grade Level Program Access
1 60 min
60 minutes plus a 10 minute talk-back. Please allow 75 minutes.
Offsite Performance

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
166 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - 10:00am and 12:00pm Offsite,
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The school is responsible for ordering and paying for bus transportation. When placing your ticket order, please indicate if any of the students have special needs (hearing impairment, wheelchair, etc.).
I CAN relate the plot and characters of a play to those of a book and adapting similarities and adaptations.

I CAN understand the role of an audience and demonstrate appropriate audience behavior and reactions.

I CAN grasp the role of an actor.
A colorful, creative, and delightful, adaptation of Eric Carles's beloved picture book live and on stage. Youngsters will light up with excitement and glee as the charm and enchantment of this classic tale unfolds before their very eyes! 75 remarkable puppets give life to this timeless narration while celebrating growth, change, and the endless possibilities that emerge from evolution.
840 total tickets are available for each performance

Grade PK

Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or
information presented orally or through other
media by asking and answering questions
about key details and requesting clarification if
something is not understood.
With prompting and support, retell familiar
stories, including key details.
PK: Theatre: With prompting and support, identify similarities between a story and personal experience in dramatic play or a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).

Grade K

Grade K: Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or
information presented orally or through other
media by asking and answering questions
about key details and requesting clarification if
something is not understood.
Grade K: With prompting and support, retell familiar
stories, including key details.
Grade K: Theatre: With prompting and support, express an emotional response to characters in dramatic play or a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Grade K: Theatre: With prompting and support, name and describe settings in dramatic play or a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).

Grade 1

Grade 1: Retell stories, including key details, and
demonstrate understanding of their central
message or lesson.
Grade 1: Describe the connection between two
individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information
in a text.
Grade 1: Theatre: Identify causes of character actions in a guided drama
experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, or
creative drama).
Grade 1: Theatre: Identify props and costumes that might be used in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama,
story drama, creative drama).

Grade 2

Grade 2: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Grade 2: Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
Grade 2: Theatre: Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work. A. Recognize when artistic choices are made in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
Grade 2: Theatre: Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. C. Describe how characters respond to challenges in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).