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Butterfly Playdough Mats Free Printable

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child's hand using play dough to make a butterfly with text that reads butterfly playdough mats

If you’re a fan of butterfly activities for preschoolers that encourage fine motor skills, these butterfly playdough mats are for you. Your students can explore the butterfly life cycle as they strengthen and work the muscles in their hands. And that’s not even all of the early learning skills these simple play dough mats incorporate.Keep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Butterflies, Free Printable, Insects, play dough

Butterfly Life Cycle Necklace Craft & Free Printable

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handmade life cycle of a butterfly craft with text that reads butterfly life cycle necklace

This butterfly life cycle necklace craft needs to be a part of your butterfly activities for preschoolers! It’s a fun, wearable twist on the dyed pasta butterfly life cycle craft. Your students can practice literacy, science, and fine motor skills with this simple craft. It’s great paired with non-fiction butterfly books and real images thatKeep Reading

Filed Under: Preschool Arts and Crafts Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Butterflies, Free Printable, Insects

How to Make Butterfly Life Cycle Sensory Bottles

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Collage of butterfly discovery bottles with text that reads butterfly life cycle sensory bottles

These butterfly life cycle sensory bottles definitely need to be added to your collection of butterfly activities for preschoolers. They’re perfect as part of a kindergarten or preschool butterfly theme! Your students can use the butterfly discovery bottles to practice sorting, color identification, sensory exploration, and the life cycle of a butterfly. All with theseKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Butterflies, Free Printable, Insects, Sensory Bottles

Butterfly Sensory Bin and Sorting Activity

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three views of materials used ini butterfly sensory bin for preschoolers

This butterfly sensory bin is the perfect addition to your butterfly activities for preschoolers. It’s colorful, engaging, and helps the kids explore the butterfly life cycle. Pair the sensory tub with non-fiction books, real images (and even real caterpillars, if you can), and other hands-on activities. The pasta butterfly life cycle sensory bin is aKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Butterflies, Free Printable

21 Caterpillar and Butterfly Activities

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collage of caterpillar and butterfly ideas for kids with text that reads butterfly activities

Caterpillar and butterfly activities are sure to grab the kids’ attention this spring! Be sure to add these ideas to your collection of butterfly activities for preschoolers, kindergartners, and elementary-aged children. Below you’ll find ideas that explore the butterfly life cycle, as well as caterpillar-themed activities, and some general butterfly fun. Some of these we’veKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Butterflies, Insects, Share It Saturday

Insects and Plants in the Preschool Science Center

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My students have been learning about insects and plants recently.  As usual, they’ve jumped right into it with tons of questions and observations!  Our preschool science center has seen a lot of activity during this time . . . even more than usual. Grab done-for-you insect theme and flower theme lesson plans for preschool OurKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Childhood Classroom, Early Learning Tagged With: Butterflies, Centers, Flowers & Plants, Insects

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