Preschool Ladybug Lesson
The ladybug lesson plan, is a hands on way to explore the world of bugs. In addition to science it includes literature, math, craft projects and fun activities.
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activities
crafts
math
music
reading
Science
Raise Ladybugs
Observation is a key science experience.
An Insect Lore Ladybug Land
allows real hands-on learning. Children love watching the bug develop
through its life cycle, and get a sense for the timing it takes.
Much more fun that catching bugs!
Fun Activities
Bake Cup Cakes
materials needed: cake mix and listed ingredients, red icing or white and lots of food coloring, mixer, cup cake pan and paper liners, baking spray, chocolate hydrox cookies, chocolate chips, black licorice laces candy, plastic knives
Have children place liners in pan.
Spray with baking spray.
Assist children with measuring and mixing cake mix then filling pans.
Bake as directed.
Once cool let children ice with plastic knife.
Insert two 1" pieces of licorice near the edge of cupcake as antenna.
Separate cookie so you have two sides, break each side in half.
Place rounded edge of one half side of cookie toward outer edge of cupcake, behind licorice, as head.
Use chocolate chips as spots.
Internet Exploring
at: Everything Ladybug! Site provides photographs, video of life cycle, online games and activity sheets.
Crafts
Rockin' Lady Bug
materials needed: small smooth oval rock, red & black paint, paint brush, water cup
Paint the rock red. After the red dries use black paint to add the head and spots.
Cut-n-Glue Ladybug
materials needed: red, green and black construction paper,
ladybug body,
head
and leaf patterns
pencil, scissors, glue stick, hole-punch, black marker
Trace body on to red paper, head onto black paper, and leaf onto green
paper. Cut out pattern pieces. Glue body to leaf. Glue head to front of
body.
With hole-punch make dots then glue them on, encourage equal number of
spots on each side. Use marker to add antennae, legs and eyes.
Bug Pin
materials needed:plastic spoon, plaster-of-Paris, water, red and black acrylic paints, paint brush, bar pin
Help child mix plaster according to package directions. Fill spoon and
smooth over. Insert bar pin just enough to secure. Once dry remove from
spoon and paint the front red. Once paint is
dry paint a half circle for head then add spots.
Math Connection
materials needed: pictures of animals and bugs to represent those in Ladybugs and Other Insects,
marker, scissors, glue stick, paper
Fold paper in half. On top of one half write "bugs" on the other half
write "animals". Have preschoolers color pictures and cut them out. They
will sort them into two groups, bugs or animals. Have
them then glue the pictures under the right heading.
Music for Ladybug Lesson
Can Teach Songs & Poems Ladybugs
Reading
Read Ladybugs and Other Insects
Ask which is first in the life cycle: adult, pupa, larva, or egg.
Ask what is the right order of life cycle.
Review that bugs are what we call insects.
Insects have three section bodies: head, thorax and body; six legs, and two antennae.
Read The Grouchy Ladybug.
Ask how the bug was feeling as the story started.
Ask what other bugs were in the story.
Talk about using nice words like: please, thank you and excuse me.
Take about having good manners like: not interrupting, taking turns and sharing.
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