Hungry Caterpillar Week Coloring Pages
These Hungry Caterpillar Week Coloring Pages are perfect for preschoolers who love coloring and learning through creative play. Designed to match the days of the week and favorite foods in the classic story, this printable pack adds a playful, hands-on touch to your reading and literacy activities.
I’ve created many printable packs over the years to help my kids enjoy learning at their own pace. These Hungry Caterpillar coloring pages were a hit in our house, they gave my kids a way to interact with the story while practicing fine motor and sequencing skills.
My tip: read the book together each day, then color that day’s page to build a natural rhythm and routine.
Learning Objectives – What Kids Learn with This Hungry Caterpillar Printable
These preschool coloring worksheets support:
- Days of the week recognition
- Story sequencing and recall
- Food vocabulary development
- Fine motor skill practice through coloring
- Basic number concepts and counting
- Visual storytelling and comprehension
It’s a great companion to your Eric Carle-inspired preschool theme, and encourages learning through familiar images and repetition.
What’s Included – Inside the Hungry Caterpillar Week Coloring Pages
This printable pack includes:
- 7 themed coloring pages – one for each day of the week
- Each page features a large image from the Hungry Caterpillar story:
- 🍎 Monday – apple
- 🍐 Tuesday – pears
- 🍑 Wednesday – plums
- 🍓 Thursday – strawberries
- 🍊 Friday – oranges
- 🍉 Saturday – watermelon
- 🍃 Sunday – leaf
- A simple handwriting prompt to “Write the word” for each food
- Bold, easy-to-color illustrations for preschoolers
- Days of the week clearly labeled to support sequencing and daily learning
These pages are designed to support story recall, word recognition, and basic handwriting, all while keeping little learners engaged through art and routine.
How to Use The Preschool Coloring Printables
You can use this Hungry Caterpillar printable in so many ways:
- Daily storytime companion (read and color one page per day)
- Literacy center or morning work
- Quiet time coloring activity
- Take-home extension for book-of-the-week lessons
- Fine motor warm-up before handwriting or tracing
How Kids Can Use These Worksheets
- Color the food illustrations with crayons or markers
- Practice handwriting by tracing the day of the week
- Use stickers or playdough to decorate the pages creatively
- Retell the story using their completed coloring pages
- Glue pages into a Hungry Caterpillar journal or booklet
Best for Preschool and Early Learning
This printable is best suited for:
- Preschool (ages 3–5)
- Pre-K classrooms
- Early kindergarten (especially for emergent readers and writers)
- Special education or speech/language groups
Prep Instructions – Just Print and Color!
These pages are no-prep, simply print and you’re ready to go!
Optional ideas:
- Print on cardstock if kids are using markers
- Bind the pages into a mini coloring book
- Laminate for use with dry erase markers or paint dabbers
- Display each page on a bulletin board during the week
Suggested Materials
- Crayons or markers
- Colored pencils
- Scissors (optional for cutting out food items)
- Dry erase markers and pockets (if laminated)
- Glue and construction paper (for collage projects)
Download the Hungry Caterpillar Week Coloring Pages
The printable coloring set for preschoolers makes a great addition to any Hungry Caterpillar theme. It’s colorful, educational, and super easy to use. Perfect for homeschool or classroom use!
