If you've been following along lately, you know that I am sharing a number of activities my kids and I did as part of our recent unit study on ants. One of my goals for our ant unit was for my kids (and myself!) to become familiar with ant anatomy. So I created a printable ant anatomy cut-and-paste activity that my kids and I worked on ... Continue Reading
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Ant Printables Pack {insect printables}
We have been getting into a habit at our house of doing an insect unit study every so often focused on one particular type of insect. We previously studied ladybugs, butterflies, and silkworms. Our most recent unit, however, was focused on ants.As part of our ant unit, I created an Ant Printables Pack with 60 activities focused ... Continue Reading
Insects do-a-dot printables
Spring has sprung, and this is a time of rebirth. It is also a great time to study insects! Today I'm releasing my Insects Do-a-Dot Printables to support any learning your children are doing related to insects. These printables would go great with a preschool or kindergarten insects unit study.Over time, my kids and I have studied a variety of ... Continue Reading
Insect sensory bin
My kids absolutely adore sensory play. And they especially enjoy it when I create a new sensory bin for them to explore. Since we are in the middle of our homeschool preschool insect unit, I wanted to put together an insect sensory bin for them to explore. In this post I'm sharing how I created our insect sensory bin and how my kids played with it. ... Continue Reading
Preschool insect unit activities
We've been doing a lot of insect-themed learning lately. I've shared several posts so far with ideas for learning about insects. You can find those posts on my insects unit study page. This is another post highlighting some of the many insect-themed activities we've done in recent weeks.Reading booksOf course, we read several books ... Continue Reading
Learning about insect body parts {free printable}
We've been studying insects lately. One thing we have learned is that insects have specific anatomy that is part of what make them insects. For example, all adult insects have six legs and three main parts to their body - a head, thorax, and abdomen. In order to help QBoy and XGirl learn about insect anatomy, I created a game to reinforce ... Continue Reading
Insect-themed learning activities
Insects are a wonderful topic of study for spring. For this reason, my kids and I have been doing a number of activities focused on insects in recent weeks. Among the insect learning activities I have prepared for my kids are activities focused on shapes, colors, fine motor skills, and more. Note: For more resources, printables and activities ... Continue Reading
Up close with insects
Lately I have spent a lot of time with QBoy and XGirl focused on insects. This is the first of several posts to document some of the activities we've done as part of our insect unit, which has included visiting an insect fair, raising butterflies, and raising silkworms! Note: For more resources, printables and activities related to a variety ... Continue Reading
Insects Printables Pack
Has spring hit your area yet? We've had some gorgeous weather around here. Of course, gorgeous weather means the insects are starting to come out. But that also means it's the perfect time to learn about insects with my new Insects Printables Pack! I hope you'll download these insect printables and enjoy them with your kids or students. Note: ... Continue Reading
Butterfly I Spy
If you have any difficulties downloading or printing this file, please see my PDF troubleshooting page. Playing Butterfly I Spy supports visual discrimination skills and counting skills. Download includes three Butterfly I Spy activities with varying levels of difficulty so you can adjust the game to your child's level. ... Continue Reading
