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Casey the Caterpillar Story

from $45.00

‘Casey the Caterpillar' story book, written by Barbara Brann is an integral part of   ‘Magic Caterpillar - Handwriting: A Process to Teach Correct Letter Formation’.   Learning to correctly form letters is fun and simple with Casey the Caterpillar.  The story uses a butterfly, a caterpillar, a grasshopper, a possum tail, sticks and leaves to provide a familiar and meaningful context that allows children to effortlessly connect knowledge of visual cues and language labels to new knowledge of letter names and letter formation. 


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‘Casey the Caterpillar' story book, written by Barbara Brann is an integral part of   ‘Magic Caterpillar - Handwriting: A Process to Teach Correct Letter Formation’.   Learning to correctly form letters is fun and simple with Casey the Caterpillar.  The story uses a butterfly, a caterpillar, a grasshopper, a possum tail, sticks and leaves to provide a familiar and meaningful context that allows children to effortlessly connect knowledge of visual cues and language labels to new knowledge of letter names and letter formation. 


After learning the various letter elements from the 'Casey the Caterpillar' story, children learn how to combine these elements to identify and form with automaticity the letters of the alphabet. 

The book is available in two sizes and includes a set of quick reference cards and an oral story guide  to support the steps for implementation.    It is recommended to also purchase the Teacher’s Manual, flash cards and blackboards to ensure that results are optimised.   Professional Development training is also available to support teaching teams and individuals to know how to implement the ‘Magic Caterpillar:  A Process for Correct Letter Formation’ with fidelity. 

Suitable for: 

  • Classroom teachers in the pre school and foundational years

  • Intervention teachers, coaches and tutors  providing instructional support

  • Home schooling families teaching foundational literacy skills

  • Allied Health workers providing instructional support for students with specific learning challenges

Educational Benefits

  • Consistent language means it can be used with any font 

  • High Frequency words taught as part of the handwriting process

  • Children write legible, phonetically readable words and sentences within months after entering school 

  • Automaticity of letter formation reduces cognitive load to attend to the ‘what’ of writing