Insects

Bug Theme Learning Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten

Bug theme ideas and activities for teaching and learning about bugs and insects in preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

Bug Theme Learning Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten

Insect and Bug Books

You can find my recommended book list about insects and bugs HERE.

Insect and Bug Literacy Activities

Buzz Alphabet Identification Game for #preschool and #kindergarten

Buzz! Alphabet Identification Game

Both the upper and lower case versions of this game are available {black and white or color} in the Insect Literacy Packet located in the printables section below. Students will take turns drawing a card, identifying the letter, and marking it on their recording sheet. When the Buzz! card is drawn all the students say “Buzz!” This activity also includes two recording sheets, one for uppercase letters and one for lowercase letters.

Ladybug Rhyming Game for #preschool and #kindergarten

Ladybug Rhyming Game

Students will match rhyming “spots” on their ladybug mats in this small group game available in the Insect Literacy Packet below.

Insect Beginning Sounds Activity for #preschool and #kindergarten

Insect Beginning Sounds

Students attach clothespins with letters to the pictures that have the corresponding beginning sounds. There is also a black and white recording sheet included with this activity. The beginning sounds activity is available in the Insect Literacy Packet located in the printables section below.

Printable Insect Mini Word Charts for #preschool and #kindergarten

Insect Mini Word Charts

The printable word charts are available in the Insect Literacy Packet available in the printables section below.

Insect Read and Write around the Room Activity for #preschool and #kindergarten

Insect Read and Write around the Room Activity

This fun read and write around the room activity is available in the Insect Literacy Packet located in the printables section below.

Insect Word Wall Cards for #preschool and #kindergarten

Insect Word Cards

These word cards can be used to expand vocabulary, they are available in the Insect Literacy Packet in the printables section below.

Insect Pocket Chart Cards for #preschool and #kindergarten

Insect Pocket Chart

The predictable text in this pocket chart set will help your students learn concepts of print such as left to right directionality, return sweep, one-to-one correspondence, and more. This activity is available in the Insect Literacy Packet located in the printables section below.

Printable Insect Emergent Reader for #preschool and #kindergarten

Insect Emergent Reader

The predictable text in this book is designed to support your emergent readers. Use this book to reinforce concepts of print such as words are separated by spaces, left to right and top to bottom, written words match spoken words, common sight words, and more. The insect emergent reader is available in the Insect Literacy Packet located in the printables section below.

Insect Syllable Activity for #preschool and #kindergarten

Insect Syllable Game

Students identify the pictures and the number of syllables in each word. This activity is available in the Insect Literacy Packet located in the printables section below and includes a black and white recording sheet.

Insect and Bug Math Activities

Insect Graphing Activity
Insect Graphing Activity for #preschool and #kindergarten
The graphing activity is available in the Insect Math Packet located in the printables section below.

Printable Butterfly Races Board Game for #preschool and #kindergarten

Butterfly Races

Available in the Insect Math Packet located in the printables section below, this activity will help build number sense and one to one correspondence. Students will roll a die and move their playing piece towards the flower.

Insect Pattern Activity for #preschool and #kindergarten

Insect Patterns

This printable insect pattern activity can be found in the Insect Math Packet available in the printables section below.

Printable Insect Board Game for #preschool and #kindergarten

Insect Board Game

This printable board game can be found in the Insect Math Packet below.

Buzz Number Identification Game (0-20) for #preschool and #kindergarten

Buzz! Number Game

This game is available {in black and white or color} in the Insect Math Packet located in the printables section below. The Buzz! Number Identification game can be played using numbers 0-10 or numbers 0-20 depending on your student’s ability levels. The playing cards are available in black and white and color for your convenience. Also included are two printable recording sheets in black and white, one for each version of the game.

Insect Play Dough Counting Mats for #preschool and #kindergarten

Insect Play Dough Counting Mats

Develop fine motor and counting skills at the same time! These printable play dough counting mats are available in the Insect Math Packet below.

In the Tall, Tall Grass Counting Activity
in the tall tall grass outside
In the Tall Tall Grass inside
Materials: green construction paper, scissors, bug stamps or stickers, glue stick, “In the Tall Tall Grass” label
Read the book In the Tall, Tall Grass to your students. Take a 9×12 piece of green construction paper and fold the bottom up 1/4, hot-dog style. Next, allow your students to fringe the 1/4 flap with scissors or pre-cut it if they are too young. Print out the book title on a piece of paper, one title for each student and have them glue it to the bottom front. Print the fill in the blank sentence and have students glue it to the top. Allow students to place bug stamps or stickers on the paper behind the fringe. When pulled down, the bugs will appear to be “hiding” In the Tall, Tall Grass. Have students record the number of bugs in the blank.

Printable Insect Counting Book 1-5 #preschool and #kindergarten

Printable Insect Counting Book

This easy to assemble book helps reinforce number sense and counting. The Insect Counting Book is available in the Insect Math Packet located in the printables section below.

Printable Bee Grid Game

Bee Grid Game

Help young children build number sense with this fun, printable bee grid game. This game is available in the Building Number Sense with Grid Games packet.

Insect Literacy & Math Packets

Insect Literacy

60 pages of fun, hands-on insect/bug themed literacy activities. Small group activities to help your pre-k, preschool, and kindergarten students meet early learning standards.

 

Insect Math

42 pages of fun, hands-on insect math activities to help your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students meet early learning standards.

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