Support your students’ literacy and vocabulary development with this colourful word mat based on the much-loved story The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

The resource includes key characters, foods and vocabulary from the story, with clear images and English names, giving students a useful visual reference for learning and classroom activities.

The word mat can be used to:

• Introduce and reinforce vocabulary from the story.
• Learn and practise food and fruit vocabulary.
• Support reading, retelling and storytelling activities.
• Encourage speaking and sentence-building.
• Develop vocabulary and recall through visual prompts.
• Support independent writing and creative activities.
• Use as a classroom display or vocabulary reference.

A versatile resource that can be used during literacy lessons, storytelling sessions, topic work or as part of an Early Years or KS1 classroom display.

Perfect for: Early Years, KS1, literacy, storytelling, reading, vocabulary development, food and fruit topics, and activities based on The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

This resource is also available in Spanish:

• La pequeña oruga glotona

If you’re interested in story-themed word mats, check out:

• Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿qué ves ahí? – Spanish Word Mat