Butterflies and Insects

Happy 5th Birthday!!

Getting some fresh air.

Creating a rain cloud and watching it
" rain."

Science experiment with M&M's

Dying eggs for Easter

Pool is a great fine and
gross motor activity.

Practicing his soccer skills with
a new soccer goal.

She has butterflies!

Lost her 2nd tooth!

Learning new skills on the motorized scooter.

Finding loose parts around the yard to create letters!
Brilliant!

Go play in the rain!

Eww! Look at the little worm!

Butterflies!!

Chalk painting!

Mrs.Leigh Anne and her family enjoying
time in the woods together.

Mrs.Andrea and her family been
doing a lot of walking and hiking.

Making bird houses with dad.

Here are some Ideas for this weeks
Insects and Butterflies Theme

Question:  What is an Insect?

Answer:  It has 3 body parts -
Head, Thorax, Abdomen

and 6 legs.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3166nK3Gym8

Creative Art-

Gather some smooth rocks, fine paint brushes, and paint.

Paint your favorite bugs on the smooth rocks.

Fold a large piece of paper in half.

Draw half a butterfly.

Have them cut it out.

Then, have them paint ONLY on ONE SIDE.

Fold it over and press.

You have a symmetrical butterfly! 

Take an empty toilet paper roll.

Have them wrap white yarn around it over and over until they made a cocoon.  Give them a clothes pin to color it green so they can have a caterpillar to go in the cocoon.  

Writing / Literacy- 

This activity is geared for fun sensory.

Get some cocoa powder and corn starch. Mix equal parts.

SLOWLY add water to get a thick mud consistency.

You'll need to mix it before you pour it on a tray. 

Practice writing letters in the " mud " on a tray.

Write the sight word Look. Practice other letters as well.

All you need for this is a fly swatter and write out some sight words. Say the word and see if they can quickly swat the correct word.  Try this with letters, numbers, or color words.

Try some rhyming words.  All you need is to say simple words and ask them to think of a word that rhymes. Simple.

Even when they are making up their own words, it is still working the skills needed.

Write letters/numbers outside in the dirt with a stick.

Math / Science: 

Practice counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's.

Put some movement to it.

Look around the yard for some small rocks and twigs.
Create insects with lining 3 rocks up and 6 twig legs.

Point and name the head-thorax-abdomen. 
Count out 3 legs on one side and 3 on the other side.

Make a simple catapult with two household items.
A rectangle and a cylender of some sort.
Get a toy bug and place it on the flat part and lauch it.
How far did it go? 

Here is a song to help remember the parts of an insect:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxH7NBbL9JY 

Devotional: Read Proverbs 30:24-25 “Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise: ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer.”

Observe ants at work in the dirt. If you can't find ants, any bug will do.