Spring is the perfect season to do an insect study. The toddlers have painted, colored, and created insect crafts. We have read stories and sang songs about butterflies and bumblebees. We have also played some fun games that reinforce counting and color recognition.
We have been focusing on bugs, spiders, insects and creepy crawlers this month. The toddlers have sorted insects by color and shape. We have also read lots of stories, sang songs, and did puppet activities involving bugs. Our class created insect crowns to practice fine motor skills with stickers. We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar, then reacted the story using magnets, and made a craft practicing patterns. A sensory bin filled with insects and magnifying glasses have kept our toddlers engaged. We have been buggin’ out this month!
This week was “bug week”! Each day the students learned about a different bug. All of the activities and snacks for the day revolved around that specific bug! Check out these thematic lessons below!
Measuring with gummy worms
At group time, I demonstrated how a bee goes from flower to flower drinking their nectar and collecting pollen to bring back to the bee hive.
I then had the kids hold out their hands to act as flowers.
Spring has arrived, and we have started learning about bugs and plant life! We read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and retold the story with pictures cards. We then acted out the butterfly life cycle!
Butterfly Life Cycle Part 1: The mama butterfly lays her egg on a leaf.
Butterfly Life Cycle Part 2: A caterpillar emerges from the egg and is out searching for food.
Butterfly Life Cycle Part 3: The caterpillar wraps itself in a cocoon or chrysalis.
Butterfly Life Cycle Part 4: After a couple weeks, the caterpillar breaks from the cocoon and….
…turns into a beautiful butterfly!
This week the toddlers feed our wide mouth frog.
First the toddlers rolled a die, counted the dots, then picked out that number of bugs and feed them to the our wide mouth friend.
At group time we read, “Bugs, Bugs, Bugs” and talked about the body parts of a bug.
We even made our own bug.
On our easel, we practiced matching colors of ladybugs to leaves.
In our discovery groups, we caught bugs and placed them in their cage.
During small groups, we matched plastic bugs to their picture.
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