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Learning About Bees

May 7, 2017 By Seemi

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 […]

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Animals, Bugs, May

Life Cycle of a Ladybug: Free Printable

August 22, 2014 By Seemi

Free Printable Life Cycle of a Ladybug

Today’s free printable features the Life Cycle of a Ladybug or Ladybird.   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.  Scroll down for details about how to get this printable.   Ladybugs, also known as lady beetles or ladybird beetles, […]

Filed Under: Printables Tagged With: Animals, Bugs, Life Cycles

Life Cycle of a Bee: Free Printable

August 15, 2014 By Seemi

Free Printable Life Cycle of a Honey Bee

Today’s free printable features the Life Cycle of a 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.  Scroll down for details about how to get this printable. Honey bees are fascinating creatures that play a crucial role in our ecosystem. They […]

Filed Under: Printables Tagged With: Animals, Bugs, Life Cycles

Life Cycle of a Butterfly: Free Printable

August 8, 2014 By Seemi

Free Printable Life Cycle of a Butterfly

This week’s 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. Scroll down for details about how […]

Filed Under: Printables Tagged With: Animals, Bugs, Butterflies, Life Cycles

Life Cycle of a Cicada: Free Printable

August 1, 2014 By Seemi

Free Printable Life Cycle of a Cicada

As spring and summer approach, many parts of the world will be filled with the loud, distinctive calls of cicadas. These insects have a unique life cycle that can be both captivating and educational for children. To help you teach your students or homeschoolers about cicadas, we’ve put together a free download that includes cicada […]

Filed Under: Printables Tagged With: Animals, Bugs, Life Cycles

Life Cycle of an Ant: Free Printable

July 25, 2014 By Seemi

Free Printable Life Cycle of an Ant

Today’s free printable 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.  Scroll down for details about how to get this printable.   The Life Cycle of an Ant: Understanding the Stages Ants are […]

Filed Under: Printables Tagged With: Animals, Bugs, Life Cycles

Ideas for a Butterfly Unit

May 25, 2014 By Seemi

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. Types of Butterflies- 3-part cards and objects matching.  We made this set by photographing […]

Filed Under: Science, Seasonal Tagged With: Animals, Bugs, Butterflies, Spring

Painted Lady Butterflies

May 26, 2013 By Seemi

Painted Lady Butterflies unit

  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 […]

Filed Under: Science, Seasonal, Trillium Montessori Tagged With: Animals, Bugs, Butterflies, May, Spring

Bugs! Fine Motor and Art Activities on the Shelf

April 13, 2013 By Seemi

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 […]

Filed Under: Art, Practical Life Tagged With: Animals, Bugs, Fine Motor, May

Learning About Bugs

April 7, 2013 By Seemi

Preschool activities for 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 […]

Filed Under: Science, Seasonal Tagged With: Animals, Bugs, Butterflies, Spring

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