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You are here: Home / Themes / Ideas for a Butterfly Unit

Ideas for a Butterfly Unit

May 25, 2014 By Seemi Abdullah

Preschool Activities 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.

Types of Butterflies- 3-part cards and objects matching.  We made this set by photographing the butterfly models.

Parts of a Monarch Butterfly 3-Part Cards (Source: Bugs Bundle)

Butterflies and Bugs Phonetic Reading Cards

Butterflies and Bugs Phonetic Reading Sentences (Source:Bugs Bundle)

Counting Butterfly Confetti

Butterfly clips on pipe cleaners

Transferring pompoms with butterfly clips

Coffee filter butterflies

Butterfly push pin activity

Wet on wet watercolor of a Monarch butterfly

 


More Resources for Learning About Butterflies

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Seemi Abdullah
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Seemi holds a Master's degree in education, and an AMS Early Childhood credential. She has twenty years of experience in Montessori as a teacher, school administrator, and school owner. Seemi is the founder of TrilliumMontessori.org.

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