All you need is the counting cards and playdough or other counting manipulatives. There are 20 butterfly counting mats, each with a large leaf image and one numeral from 1-20, along with the corresponding number of butterflies. It is a perfect insect math activity for preschool. One fun and FREE way to teach teen numbers to preschoolers is with this free butterfly counting printable. One of these new challenges is understanding one-to-one correspondence beyond 10. That is, they have become these newly independent mighty little humans who are ready to take on new challenges. Our insect emergent readers are great for building literacy connections and are lots of fun to color! Plus, our insect activity pack has loads of games and printables to practice math and literacy while incorporating an insect theme!īy Spring, when many butterflies emerge from the chrysalis, many preschoolers have had a metamorphosis of their own. We love an insect theme so much that we created two different insect printables to go with! There are sooo many learning applications and skills that can be taught with an insect theme! The science concepts are endless, including steam concepts, biology, life cycles, habitats, and more. These bug activities include bug crafts, bug sensory play, even bug-themed gross motor activities! The other thing they all include is fun. It’s that time of year again… time for a bug theme at preschool. I also love to teach my preschoolers about insects around Halloween. A preschool bug theme can also be fun well into summer when you can spot moths and lightning bugs, or when you turn over a rock to find lots of creepy crawlies in the mud underneath. This is when new growth is sprouting, the weather is warming, and insects are coming out of hibernation. When should I teach an insect theme in preschool?Īn insect theme is fun to explore in the beginning of spring and throughout the season. Okay, maybe not your favorite, but trust me on this one….it will be fun!Īre you on the look-out for some super fun Insect Literacy and Math Centers? I have bundled together twelve different hands-on learning centers that cover skills from number sense, geometry, measurement, to letter formation, phonemic awareness, phonics, and so much more! I have gathered up so many FREE bug-themed learning activities, that it might just become your new favorite preschool theme. You can do insect-themed activities anytime of the year, but Springtime seems to bring out a lot of the little critters and offers plenty of opportunities for bug observations in the real world. There are a whopping 5.5 million species of bugs! I bet that is a fun fact that you didn’t know that you didn’t want to know?! Am I right? Like it or not, bugs kind of dominate the earth (in sheer numbers, that is). It may take putting our own fears or aversions aside, but there are many benefits to teaching our preschoolers about bugs! What’s all the Buzzzzz about? Why have an entire theme dedicated to insect activities for preschoolers? Buzz in for this huge collection of fun, hands-on FREE insect printables for preschoolers!
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