Bugs & Insects Preschool Theme
The bugs that I chose in the science section are ones that we see around our home all the time. If you do not come across these, you can substitute for something more common to your area. As always these are just some ideas for this theme and the activities are associated with what we are focusing on at our house, you can substitute if you are working on something else.
Note: These end blends are not the ones that I would normally start with, but I thought they would be easy because the blends are also sight words (one that we have practiced (and) and one that we see all the time in books that is very similar and can be sounded out (end)). I am not so much worried about mastering concepts at this age, but more so introducing them.
| M | T | W | Th | F | |
| Religion | Read Jesus Returns story – Matthew 28:16-20 | Comprehension Questions | Color Jesus and create shaving cream clouds around Jesus on the My Father’s House worksheet | “Is Jesus Gone?” Puppet Lesson | Jesus Ascends Craft |
| Language (2) | Sandpaper letter Z | Buzzz coloring sheet (we’ll just color this and I’ll point out the letter Z) | Letter Z Binder | Fill the letter Z printable with bug/insect stickers/stamps | Z Miniatures |
| Language (4) | Introduce sight word by & use sandpaper letters to spell it. Spring word tracing from EMLC Box | Practice the word and + practice sight word of the week: by | Use letter magnets to spell END, then write it on the board + by practice | Introduce the concept of final blends + by practice | Practice final blends with words that end in and and end (I’m using easy examples like land & bend) |
| Math (2) | Intro 17 sandpaper numbers | 17 coloring sheet | 17 Bees pollinating** | 17 Ladybug spots** | Spring iSpy from EMLC Box |
| Math (4) | Bugs in a jar** | Estimate how many cubes long the bug figurines from the sensory bin are | Do an estimation jar with leaves or plants (bug & insect food!) | Get a bag of gummy worms or bug gummies and estimate how many is in the pack. Use tweezers to count. | Measuring worms from EMLC Box – estimate before measuring |
| Art/Sensory | Bug moves from EMLC Box | Bug sensory bin – bug figurines, fake worms, plastic jars, tiny shovels, fake leaves | Make egg carton bugs | Go outside and dig for bugs | Try to catch lightning bugs this evening |
| Science Geography History | Parts of a stink bug | Facts about and parts of ants | Facts about and parts of a honey bee & more facts | Ladybug Lifecycle | Facts about lightning bugs |
Comprehension Questions:
What did Jesus tell the disciples to do after He left?
What did the angel promise?
Bees Pollinating – With 17 small bee manipulatives or 17 yellow & black pom poms (pretend bees) use tweezers to transfer them into a flower container to ‘pollinate’ them. Count each one.
Ladybug spots – Print the ladybug without spots template and then use a dot marker to make 17 spots
Bugs in a jar – Fill up a jar with pom poms (‘bugs’) and estimate how many are in it. Then count them. If it’s a large jar group in 10’s to count.