Funded By the Coordinated FAmily & Community Engagement Grant From the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
STEM/Fine Motor:
Bugs in a Jar
STEM/Fine Motor:
Bumblebee
Count & Clip
STEM/Music:
Five Green Speckled Frogs Song
Gross Motor:
Outdoor Scavenger Hunt
Day 4
Read Aloud:
Worm Weather with Miss Nancy
STEM/Music:
Herman the Worm
Art:
Yarn Painting
Sensory Bin:
Water Absorption
Gross Motor:
Indoor Scavenger Hunt
Read Aloud:
The Grouchy Ladybug
Art:
Bubble Wrap Beehives
STEM:
Ladybug Roll & Cover
Fine Motor:
Plastic Bottle Lightning Bugs
Early Literacy:
Ladybug Letter Match
STEM/Fine Motor:
Ladybug Count & Clip
Week 4: Bugs, Caterpillars, & Worms
Mix and match activities that you like - repeat favorites, skip unpopular ones, above all - HAVE FUN LEARNING!
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All activities are designed using items you may have on hand - feel free to improvise! After an activity, save the supplies - you'll find they can usually be reused with another activity!
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**Helpful hints:
If you do not have access to a printer, most pages are easily reproduced by hand.
If you do not have paint on hand, homemade paint recipes will be posted each week under Supplies & Suggestions.
Fine Motor:
Egg Carton Caterpillars
Day 1
Read Aloud:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Art:
Balloon Painting
Fine Motor/STEM:
Paper Chain Caterpillars
Early Literacy:
Rainbow Name Caterpillars
Day 2
Read Aloud:
Bugs Galore
Art:
Fly Swatter Painting
Sensory/STEM:
Ladybug Pet Rocks
STEM/Early Literacy:
Thumbprint Ants
Fine Motor:
Cutting Station
Day 3
Read Aloud:
In the Tall, Tall Grass
Fingerplay/Fine Motor:
Here is the Beehive
Art/STEM:
Five Green Speckled Frogs Craft
Day 5
