Hands on activities for learning about bees in the preschool and Montessori classroom. When you’re working with preschoolers and young children, keep in mind that they need to have exposure to the real thing before working with abstract representations of it. This is particularly true for nature. Spend lots of time in nature. Get dirty, see […]
Bugs
Free Printable: Life Cycle of a Ladybug
This is the last of the 5th Anniversary Freebie Fridays for the summer! Our students come back to school on Monday and we’re going to be busy getting our school year started. I hope you’ve enjoyed the free printables this summer. Today’s free printable features the Life Cycle of a Ladybug or Ladybird. I’m experimenting with […]
Free Printable: Life Cycle of a Honey Bee
This week’s 5th Anniversary Freebie Friday features the Life Cycle of a Honey Bee. I’m experimenting with the fun and glittery illustrations made by Glitter Meets Glue Designs. The blacklines are realistic, and the colored illustrations are glittery. I’m curious to see how the students respond to this new style in the classroom. How to […]
Free Printable: Life Cycle of a Butterfly
This week’s 5th Anniversary Freebie Friday features the Life Cycle of a Monarch Butterfly. I’m experimenting with the fun and glittery illustrations made by Glitter Meets Glue Designs. The blacklines are realistic, and the colored illustrations are glittery. I’m curious to see how the students respond to this new style in the classroom. How to get […]
Free Printable: Life Cycle of a Cicada
This week’s 5th Anniversary Freebie Friday features the Life Cycle of a Cicada. I’m experimenting with the fun and glittery illustrations made by Glitter Meets Glue Designs. The blacklines are realistic, and the colored illustrations are glittery. I’m curious to see how the students respond to this new style in the classroom. How to […]
Free Printable: Life Cycle of an Ant
This week’s 5th Anniversary Freebie Friday features the Life Cycle of an Ant. I’m experimenting with the fun and glittery illustrations made by Glitter Meets Glue Designs. The blacklines are realistic, and the colored illustrations are glittery. I’m curious to see how the students respond to this new style in the classroom. How […]
Ideas for a Butterfly Unit
Raise caterpillars and observe how they change into butterflies! See more on our post about Painted Lady Butterflies here. Simple butterfly life cycle sequencing puzzle Monarch butterfly life cycle 3-part cards with objects. We made this set using images from Google, but you can download a beautiful set from the Helpful Garden. Types of Butterflies- […]
Painted Lady Butterflies
The Painted Lady caterpillars arrive! Observing caterpillar growth. These little guys eat a LOT! In about a week the caterpillars made their way to the top of the jar and curled into a J By the next morning they had all turned into chrysalides! Transferring the chrysalides to their new home In another ten days […]
Bugs! Fine Motor and Art Activities on the Shelf
We’ve been learning about bugs! Butterflies, ladybugs, grasshoppers, spiders, and cicadas! Affiliate links are used in this post for your convenience. Read my full affiliate disclosure here. The children have begun to bring bugs in that they’ve discovered on their walks. Here we have a black and yellow millipede in this critter case. Examining cicada shells in […]
Learning About Bugs
It’s spring and the season for bugs! We have a little guy in our class this year who is going to be over the moon about this unit. We call him the bug whisperer. Come back next week to check out photos of our Fine Motor and Art shelves filled with buggy activities. Our oh-so-very […]