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The Mixed-Up Chameleon (The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Stories) | Made For Kids | Eric Carle

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Warm-up Questions

From the title, what do you think a “mixed-up chameleon” might look like?
Do you think this story will happen in a forest, at home, or somewhere else (like a zoo)? Why?
What other Eric Carle stories do you know, and what are they usually about?

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The Mixed-Up Chameleon (The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Stories) | Made For Kids | Eric Carle

Changing colors and catching food (00:00 – 01:56)

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1. At the beginning, where is the chameleon sitting?

In a shell
On the yellow sand
On a shiny green leaf
On a red flower

2. What part of the chameleon moves while it waits?

Its eyes
Its tail
Its legs
Its mouth

3. How does the chameleon catch the fly?

Its long and sticky tongue shoots out
It jumps and bites it
It uses its hands
It traps it in a shell

The Mixed-Up Chameleon (The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Stories) | Made For Kids | Eric Carle

At the zoo: making wishes (01:56 – 05:22)

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1. Where does the chameleon go that it has never seen before?

A city
A zoo
A farm
A school

2. The chameleon wishes to be big and white like which animal?

A seal
A deer
A giraffe
A polar bear

3. What does the chameleon wish to have to see things far away?

A sticky tongue like a fox
Strong legs like an elephant
A shell like a turtle
A long neck like a giraffe

The Mixed-Up Chameleon (The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Stories) | Made For Kids | Eric Carle

Mixed-up and learning to be itself (05:22 – 06:43)

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1. Why can’t the chameleon catch the fly at first?

The fly is too big
It is not hungry
It is sleeping
It is very mixed-up

2. What does the chameleon wish for at the end?

To be itself
To be a polar bear
To live in the zoo
To be funny like a seal

3. What happens after the final wish comes true?

It catches the fly
It turns grey and dull
It hides in a shell
It runs away

The Mixed-Up Chameleon (The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Stories) | Made For Kids | Eric Carle

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1. What is the main problem for the chameleon after it makes many wishes?

It is not allowed to eat flies
It loses its home in the tree
It becomes too mixed-up to do normal things
It forgets how to change colors

2. What lesson does the story suggest?

Being bigger always makes you happier
It is best to be yourself
Changing color is always bad
You should never go to the zoo

3. Why does the chameleon start making wishes?

It wants to make friends with a fly
It feels small, slow, and weak when it sees other animals
It is bored of eating
It wants to become a zookeeper

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

The Mixed-Up Chameleon (The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Stories) | Made For Kids | Eric Carle

Which animal in the zoo would you wish to be like? What ability would you want?
Why do you think the chameleon was not happy when its first wish came true?
Is it ever good to change yourself to be like other people? When and why?
What does “be myself” mean to you in real life (at school, with friends, or at home)?