One of our favorite themes to dig into each Spring is our bug theme! In this post, I’ve put together tons of our favorite bug books and activities for little learners. Let’s go!
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Bug Book Recommendations
The first thing I love to do when we begin a new themed unit is grab ALL. THE. BOOKS. for that theme. We’ve studied so many bug life cycles of the years, we’ve collected tons of bug themed books! So, I put together an entire blog post decided to our favorites. I’ve listed a few of our favorites below, but be sure to head on over to read the blog post for the full list! *These are Amazon affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at not extra cost to you if you choose to order books through these links. Thanks so much for supporting The Stay-at-Home Teacher!*
Butterflies – Marfe Ferguson Delano
Caterpillar to Butterfly – Laura Marsh
A Ladybug’s Life – John Himmelman
The Life and Times of the Honeybee – Charles Micucci
CLICK HERE for our full list of books sorted by bug!
Bug Themed Math & Literacy Activities for Preschool
Turn your kiddos’ love of exploring weather into a fun school experience with this set of bug themed centers! It’s packed FULL of hands-on bug books and activities that your kiddos will love! Your kiddos will practice common early Preschool skills like shapes, colors, counting, letters, and fine motor skills.
This PLANNED FOR YOU theme includes a week of bug themed lesson plans! Each day your little learner will hear one bug read aloud, practice a Math skill, review a Literacy skill, and strengthen their fine motor skills. We love to use this theme for Spring and early Summer while the bugs are out and about!
Bug Themed Sensory Activities
A bug theme provides SO many fun opportunities for sensory practice! We have so many favorite activities, I put them all together in their own blog post. Head over to read using the link below!
CLICK HERE to read about our favorite bug sensory activities!
FREE Bug Themed Tracing Cards
Tracing cards are a great way to combine handwriting practice with thematic vocabulary. This FREE set of bug themed tracing cards provides tons of fun new insect vocabulary for your little learners!
CLICK HERE to grab your FREE bug themed tracing cards!
Bug Life Cycles
We have LOVED studying various plant and animal life cycles over the last few years! While the bug life cycles aren’t exactly MY favorite (bugs are gross, y’all!), my kiddo just can’t get enough of them! Use the links below to check out all of the different bug life cycles we’ve studies!
CLICK HERE to grab your honeybee life cycle!
Grab your ladybug life cycle HERE!
CLICK HERE to grab your butterfly life cycle!
Grab your spider life cycle HERE!
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A bug themed unit is a favorite during our own Spring and Summer homeschool learning times, and I hope that you and your little learners enjoy these bug books and activities as much as we do!
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