Get the butterfly theme preschool lesson plans.įlower Theme Activities from the Free Printable May Activity Calendarįlower Squish Bag– This spring flower sensory squish bag encourages creativity by creating your very own flower garden while weaving in some early math skills too!įlower Garden Play Dough Invitation– Mix up some black play dough “soil”. Wear them as a rings, or use them as puppets for pretend play. Here we use them to create a beautiful butterfly craft.įluttering Butterfly Craft – Turn basic craft supplies into fluttering butterflies. Spring Flower Butterfly Craft – Flower petals can be used for so many learning activities and crafts. If there’s time, stop by a local flower garden, too.īutterfly Activities from the Free Printable April Activity CalendarĬaterpillar Egg Counting Mats – Create caterpillar egg counting mats to practice number recognition, counting, and fine motor skills as we learn about the life cycle of a butterfly.Ĭaterpillar Color Matching – This color matching activity is a tactile way to combine color recognition with fine motor practice as children will identify, sort, and use their fingers as pincers to push the colorful beads into the play dough caterpillar.īutterfly Garden Play Dough – Gather play dough, small butterfly toys, and loose parts and you have everything you need to build your own play dough butterfly garden! GO ON A BUTTERFLY HUNT: Head outdoors to see if you can spot any butterflies.ACT OUT THE LIFE CYCLE OF A BUTTERFLY: Have kids crawl like a caterpillar, gobble up food, form a chrysalis and then emerge into a butterfly and flutter around the room. ![]() Strawberries, orange segments, peach or plum slices, and raisins are all helpful too! Matchstick carrots and celery work great for the body. MAKE A BUTTERFLY SNACK: One day for snack this week cut up fruits and vegetables into shapes and invite kids to make caterpillars or butterflies. ![]() ![]() Simply pick and choose which theme you want to do for each week in May, and change the order as necessary. Note: The free printable does not include dates. Week 1: Butterflies (continued from the end of April) For our May preschool activities we’re exploring the following topics:
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