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Bee Sensory Bottle for a Preschool Insect Theme

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Bee sensory bottle with text that reads busy bee sensory bottle.

Learn how to make a bee sensory bottle with the kids. Once you’re done here, be sure to check out the rest of my spring activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. The bee discovery jar is also a great addition to a preschool insect theme or a unit all about bees. No matter when youKeep Reading

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I Spy Insect Sensory Bottle That’s Simple to Make

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collage of rice discovery bottle with text that reads insect sensory bottle

This insect sensory bottle is incredibly easy to make, and so fun to use. It’s also a great addition to your spring activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. You’re sure to keep the kids engaged as they play and learn with the insect I-spy sensory bottle! You don’t need many materials, and it’s super simpleKeep Reading

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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 ladybug letter puzzles! Then check out the rest of my spring activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. You can add the printable ladybug letters to your next insect theme, or include them in a ladybug-specific unit. Either way, they’re an engaging way to explore important early literacy skills withKeep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy, Sensory Tagged With: Alphabet, 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

Super Simple Insect Small World Play to Spark Kids’ Imaginations

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simple insect small world play

Add this fun insect small world to your spring activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. Or integrate it into your next insect theme. The textures found in the insect sensory bin are super engaging for young children. You can use the same materials we did, but it’s also very easy to swap items out basedKeep Reading

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Crayon Resist Cupcake Liner Ladybug Craft

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This oh so very simple ladybug craft helps children explore science and art concepts. The cupcake liner ladybug is one of my favorite preschool art projects for an insect theme! Be sure to check out the bottom of this post for more #PLAYfulpreschool ladybug ideas. cupcake liner ladybug craft for kids I may get commissionsKeep Reading

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Insects and Plants in the Preschool Science Center

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Our preschool science center is chock-full of so many fun spring activities for preschoolers! We’ve mostly been filling it with plant and insect activities recently.  And, as usual, the kids have jumped right into it with tons of questions and observations!. They’re having a blast with it! Grab done-for-you insect theme and flower theme lesson plansKeep Reading

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

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