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Life Cycle of a Butterfly Printables to Use with Your Students

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life cycle of a butterfly printables for preschool and kindergarten

Use these life cycle of a butterfly printables with your next kindergarten or preschool butterfly theme. Teaching science in preschool and kindergarten is a blast! The kids are natural scientists, with so many amazing questions and observations. Their enthusiasm is contagious, and I always find myself getting excited about what they’re learning about. Hands-on scienceKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning, Science Tagged With: Butterflies, Free Printable, Insects, Spring

Use These Printable Ladybug Letter Puzzles in a Sensory Bin

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Use printable ladybug letter puzzles in a simple ladybug sensory invitation

Explore early literacy skills with these printable ladybug letter puzzles! Even better, add them to a colorful ladybug sensory invitation. Did you know that ladybugs secrete a gross-tasting fluid from their legs to discourage predators (although I want to know how anyone knows that it tastes bad)? That’s just one of those fun facts thatKeep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy, Sensory Tagged With: Alphabet, Free Printable, Insects, Spring

How to Make Butterfly Life Cycle Sensory Bottles for Preschool

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Butterfly life cycle sensory bottles for preschool and kindergarten

These sensory bottles for preschool are perfect as part of a butterfly theme, or when learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. You can grab the free printable labels at the bottom of this post. Do you have a preschool theme that you just love teaching in the spring? One of my favorites isKeep Reading

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

Butterfly Life Cycle Printable Book for Preschool and Kindergarten

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Free Butterfly Life Cycle Printable Emergent Reader

I have been making some form of this butterfly life cycle printable book for over a decade now! It’s not something I use every year, of course, but it’s a staple for them I’m teaching about butterflies. Every time I’ve used it, my students enjoy the process of making it and reading it together. Of course, theKeep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: Book Making, Butterflies, Free Printable, Insects, Spring

Creepy Crawly Slime Recipe for Kids

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Dirt and worms slime recipe for kids

Looking for ideas for how to make slime with kids? I’ve got you covered! We first created this creepy crawly slime recipe for kids during summer camp, but it’s been made and used at home and in my classroom during the regular school year. So this mud, worm, and bugs slime recipe for kids is definitelyKeep Reading

Filed Under: Science, Sensory Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Insects, slime

Butterfly Life Cycle Craft Necklace the Kids Can Make

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Make a butterfly life cycle craft necklace with the kids this spring

Preschoolers love learning about insects, and butterflies are often a favorite with my students. So I was inspired to share a classic butterfly life cycle craft with a little twist. Be sure to grab your free printable butterfly life cycle cards at the bottom of this post, too. Find all of our butterfly activities inKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Butterflies, Free Printable, Insects

Super Simple Insect Small World Play to Spark Kids’ Imaginations

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simple insect small world play

Small world play provides young children the chance to tell stories on a smaller scale. It allows them to explore their knowledge, extend a learning theme in the classroom or at home, and practice their language skills. Today, I’m sharing a super simple insect small world the kiddos can delve into! Easy Insect Small WorldKeep Reading

Filed Under: Science, Sensory Tagged With: Insects, small world

Name Activities with a Butterfly Craft

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butterfly names

It’s no secret that we do a ton of name activities in my preschool craft. Names are important to the kiddos, and learning their names is something every preschooler strives for. A child’s name can be used to teach so many early learning concepts, too. I created two fun activities for using a butterfly craft to teachKeep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: Butterflies, Insects, Names

Crayon Resist Cupcake Liner Ladybug Craft

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This oh so very simple ladybug craft helps children explore science and art concepts. Be sure to check out the bottom of this post for more #PLAYfulpreschool ladybug ideas. They’re perfect for an insect theme or just because! cupcake liner ladybug craft for kids Materials White cupcake liners (we used large and small) White paperKeep Reading

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21 Caterpillar and Butterfly Activities

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This week’s Share It Saturday features are all about caterpillar and butterfly activities for the kiddos! Some of the ideas I’ve already tried, with much success, while others are on my butterfly to-do list. Which activities would your children be the most interested in? activities that explore the life cycle of a butterfly Help kidsKeep Reading

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

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