Singing rhymes and songs together is a great way to support your child's language development at the same time as having fun together.
Makaton signs create the actions in this rhyme, watch the video below to learn the signs and the tune.
There's a tiny caterpillar on a leaf lyrics
There's a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle,
There's a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle,
There's a tiny caterpillar, a tiny caterpillar,
A tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle. wiggle.
He will eat the leaves around him till he's full, munch, munch,
He will eat the leaves around him till he's full, munch, munch,
He will eat the leaves around him, eat the leaves around him,
Eat the leaves around him till he's full, munch, munch.
A cocoon is what he's spinning for his home, spin, spin,
A cocoon is what he's spinning for his home, spin, spin,
A cocoon is what he's spinning, a cocoon is what he's spinning,
A cocoon is what he's spinning for his home, spin, spin.
Then he'll be a butterfly and fly away, flap, flap,
Then he'll be a butterfly and fly away, flap, flap,
Then he'll be a butterfly, he'll be a butterfly,
He'll be a butterfly and fly away, flap, flap.
