LETTER: H h
Trace the letter H with your finger. Then trace the letter with a purple crayon. Allow them to color! H worksheet Talk about the words Hill (as in Ant Hill) and Hive (as in Bee Hive). They begin with H and are both places where some bugs live!
COLOR: Purple
Complete the Purple worksheet
Discuss the items that are purple!
MATH
Bug Counting
Print the Bug Counting printables from prekinders.com. They show the number of bugs that should be in a jar. Using plastic bugs (like from a dollar store) or bug stickers, have the children place the correct number of bugs in the jars. Fun and easy. You can take it a step further by asking them to only put yellow bugs in the jars, etc.
http://www.prekinders.com/bugsunit/BugJarsCounting.pdf
ALSO from prekinders.com, print the Butterfly matching printables. There are 2 of every butterfly. Place one or two butterflies in front of a child. Give them a selection of 4 or 5 (more if they are closer to 4 years old) and ask them to match their butterflies to the butterflies in front of them. Talk about what makes them the same and what makes them different from each other.
http://www.prekinders.com/bugsunit/ButterflyMatching.pdf
LETTERS/SPELLING
Prep for this activity by cutting out multiple different colored circles of construction paper. You will need one circle for each letter of every child's name and also a head. You will also need a whole piece of construction paper to glue the caterpillar to.
Make each child a caterpillar head. Then write each letter of each child's name on individual circles.
Give each kiddo a whole piece of construction paper. Place the letters of their names in front of them, but not in the right order. Give them each a head and a glue stick. Allow them to glue to head to the far left of the paper. Talk about which is the first letter of their name. Pronounce the sound and have them find their letter. Instruct them to glue the first letter just behind their caterpillar's head. Continue through their whole name until they have a name caterpillar! Allow them to "finish" their picture by giving the caterpillar legs, antennae, etc. Hang them up in the room for the week.
GROSS MOTOR
Crawl & Fly Like A BUG
Talk about a few different kinds of bugs. Bees fly, drink nectar from flowers, make honey and live in hives. Butterflies fly, start out as caterpillars, and are pretty colors. Ants crawl around, eat alot of things, live in hills, and can sting. Beetles crawl around, live in lots of different places, have hard shells on the outside of their bodies, and eat mostly plants.
Once you have talked about some different types, have the kiddos crawl or fly around like whichever bug they like. Have them pretend to eat, collect pollen, sleep. After a minute or 2, have them switch to a different bug. It would be fun to play fun music while doing this activity.
SCIENCE
Bee Hives & Honey
Bees make honey! Bees fly from flower to flower collecting pollen on their legs. When the bee is on the flower, the pollen (which grows in the flower and is what makes it smell good) sticks to their legs. Then the bee flies home to its hive. A bee hive is where bees live and make the honey. The bees drop off the pollen in their hive and something special happens that makes the honey. The bees each have their own special job in the hive and they work together.
It is very helpful to have a jar of honey with a piece of the hive for the children to observe. Answer their questions as they come up. Google any answers you may not know!
CRAFT
Paper Plate Ladybugs
So easy and fun! Prep by getting enough paper plates for each child, cut out 1 large black circle and 4 smaller black circles for each child. Also cut out a long black rectangle to place down the back of the bug to separate the wings.
Have the children paint a paper plate red. While they are drying, count the number of circles. Talk about which one is different. Is it bigger or smaller than the other circles? What is the other shape?
Once the red plate is dry, have the children glue the large circle to the top of the plate for the lady bug's head. Glue the rectangle on the bug's back and then allow them to glue the smaller circles to the back of the bug. You can also glue a black pipe cleaner folded in half on the ladybug's head.
FINE MOTORRock Bugs
Find a smooth, small rock for each child. They should be clean.
Let the kids choose a rock for themselves. This will be their rock bug! They can paint them or color them with crayons or markers, whichever works best for your class. Have them glue 2 googley eyes to one end of their bug. The bug can be their "pet" for the week! Make sure to write their name on the bottom for later!
MUSIC
The Itsy Bitsy Spider & The Ants Go Marching
(this is also a fingerplay! see how to do it HERE)
The Itsy Bitsy Spider:
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again
The Ants Go Marching: (tune of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home")
The ants go marching 1 by 1, hurrah hurrah
The ants go marching 1 by 1, hurrah hurrah
The ants go marching 1 by 1, the little one stops to suck his thumb and they all go marching down around the town
BOOM BOOM BOOM
~Continue lines 1 and 2 but increase the number each time
The ants go marching 2 by 2, the little one stops to tie his shoe and they all go marching down around the town
BOOM BOOM BOOM
The ants go marching 3 by 3, the little one stops to climb a tree and they all go marching down around the town
BOOM BOOM BOOM
The ants go marching 4 by 4, the little one stops to shut the door and they all go marching down around the town
BOOM BOOM BOOM
The ants go marching 5 by 5, the little one stops to take a dive and they all go marching down around the town
BOOM BOOM BOOM
The ants go marching 6 by 6, the little one stops to pick up sticks and they all go marching down around the town
BOOM BOOM BOOM
The ants go marching 7 by 7, the little one stops to pray to heaven and they all go marching down around the town
BOOM BOOM BOOM
The ants go marching 8 by 8, the little one stops to shut the gate and they all go marching down around the town
BOOM BOOM BOOM
The ants go marching 9 by 9, the little one stops to scratch his spine and they all go marching down around the town
BOOM BOOM BOOM
The ants go marching 10 by 10, the little one stops to say THE END... and they all go marching down around the town
BOOM BOOM BOOM
STORIES
AVAILABLE ON AMAZON!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Grouchy-Ladybug-Eric-Carle/dp/0064434508/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357747310&sr=8-1&keywords=the+grouchy+ladybug
AVAILABLE ON AMAZON!
http://www.amazon.com/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Picture-Puffins/dp/0140569324/ref=pd_sim_b_6
COOKING/ SNACK
Ant Hill in a Cup
Ingredients:
Chocolate Pudding (instant works best)
Graham Crackers
Raisins
Small, clear plastic cups (the type used for cocktails are best)
Make the pudding with the kids. Assign each a job, such as emptying the packet into the bowl, pouring the milk, stirring. Scoop about a cup of pudding into each cup. Put about 10 graham crackers into a gallon zippered bag. Give the children toy hammers and allow them to beat the crackers until they are very small pieces (should look like dirt). This is really fun! Pour enough powdered cracker into each cup to almost fill. Leave a little room so that it won't go everywhere when they dig in! Place a few raisins on top of the dirt. These are the ants on top of the hill!
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