The Hungry Caterpillars  

for children 18 months - 2.5 years

he Hungry Caterpillars classes are for children approximately 18 months to 2 1/2 years of age.  At this stage, children are exercising their independence and practicing social skills with people outside of their family. Developmentally, children in this age range can usually say about 50 words, understand about 300 words, can name common objects, and listen to pick up new vocabulary from more word labels. They can often use ritualized expressions such as “hi” and “bye” and are beginning to make two-word combinations - usually in the form of a demand. They should also be learning how to follow simple two-step commands without eye cues, signs, etc. Therefore, the focus of The Hungry Caterpillars classes  is on building up and expanding the children’s word banks in meaningful ways. 

Each child over the age of one year who is enrolled for the school year at The Storybook Center is given an initial assessment from which a developmental profile is determined,  goals and objectives are created, and a Family Education Plan is developed.  Each child's goals are implemented into our weekly, literacy-based schedule of story/circle time, peer play, pretend play, reading, brain dancing, music, art, cooking and lunch time, sensory exploration, yoga, early science and math, and discovery time.  If a child already has particular goals from another source or therapist, The Storybook Center incorporates those goals with its own goals.   Sign up now!

Peer interaction is at the center of the learning environment.  Each child has the opportunity to explore and grow with his peers. The Storybook Center is unique in that we have an adaptable curriculum that allows us to teach to each child, within the support network of his peers and his peers' modeling. 

Children in The Hungry Caterpillars participate in our Storybook take-home reading program, Growing a Reader. For more information visit our Services menu or  click here.

In order to maintain a high level of individual and small group educational opportunities for each child, enrollment is limited for our classes.