Using the Butterfly Song (MP3), students learn all about butterflies, including the life cycle, body parts, habitat, diet, and so much more through a catchy song!
The Insect Song by Have Fun Teaching is perfect for teaching and learning all about insects. This animated music video teaches what makes an insect an insect: an exoskeleton, three body parts (head, thorax and abdomen), six legs and two antennae. While watching the Insect Song, students learn the traits…
Using the Butterfly Song (Animated Music Video), students learn all about butterflies, including the life cycle, body parts, habitat, diet, and so much more through a catchy song!
Insect flash cards for kindergarten to 4th grade with 24 lifelike bug pictures, names and fun facts, plus a practice page and answer key included, to grow science vocabulary.
Using this Bar Graph Activity, students practice using data to create and analyze a bar graph.
This counting bugs worksheet has kindergarten students count sets of ladybugs, bees, and butterflies, write how many, and fill in missing numbers to ten. Answer key included for quick, no-prep counting practice.
These Desk Name Tags - Insects are a perfect way for your students to identify their desks and practice spelling their name with an insect theme.
Using Word Meaning Earthworms Worksheet, students read Earthworms by Claire Llewellyn to determine the meanings of these words and phrases.
This Insect Counting Numbers 1-5 Worksheet has kindergarten students count beetles, bees and butterflies, then fill in missing numbers from 1 to 5. An answer key is included for easy checking.
This Insect Counting Numbers 6 - 10 Worksheet has kindergarten students count fireflies, butterflies and beetles, then fill in missing numbers from 6 to 10. An answer key is included for fast checking.
This Butterfly Clip Art is a perfect addition to any bulletin board, flyer, or other printable that you use in your classroom while learning about butterflies.
Six legs and a lot of wiggles
Kindergartners learn that insects are tiny animals with a special body plan: 3 body parts + 6 legs, and many have wings and antennae. They meet favorites like ladybugs, ants, bees and butterflies, and they watch how a caterpillar changes into a butterfly. They also learn that spiders and worms are not insects. The aha moment is when a child counts a spider's eight legs and shouts, "Not an insect!"
Little scientists learn insects best by singing, looking closely and counting.
Play the Butterfly Song and have kids act out each stage: curl up like an egg, crawl like a caterpillar, wrap up in a chrysalis, then fly. Movement plus music makes the life cycle unforgettable.
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withButterfly Song (Animated Music Video)SongsOpen it →Put up insect word wall cards and point to body parts as you name them. Each morning, add one new insect fact. Kids start using words like antennae and thorax on their own.
Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withInsects Word WallFlash CardsOpen it →Flash insect cards mixed with pictures of spiders and worms. Kids count the legs and give a thumbs up for an insect. Quick and silly, and it builds real classification thinking.
Why it works: researchers who compared ten study methods found practice testing is one of the two that work best (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withInsect Flash CardsFlash CardsOpen it →Bugs are naturally fun, so let kids get buggy.
WorksheetsCount the bugs on the page and write the number. Then make up your own bug counting story.
Open Counting Bugs Worksheet →
VideosSing the Insect Song and wiggle your antennae, buzz your wings and march your six legs.
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ActivitiesTally the bugs kids find outside and turn the results into a class bar graph.
Open Bar Graph Activity →Teacher favorites right now: Butterfly Song (MP3), Insect Song and Butterfly Song (Animated Music Video).
They learn that insects have three body parts and six legs, name common insects, and watch life cycles like the butterfly. They also sort insects from other small animals like spiders.
No! Spiders have eight legs and two body parts, so they are arachnids. It is a favorite question for kindergartners to figure out by counting legs.
Use a song and movements for each stage: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and butterfly. If you can, raise caterpillars in class so kids see the change for real.
Go on a bug hunt in the yard with a magnifying glass. Count legs, look for wings, and draw what you find. Gently put the bugs back when you are done.
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