A butterfly came to visit me. First he landed on my knee, then he tried to taste my toes! Now, he is sitting on my nose. Look around, so many butterflies are on the ground. Now, stand up there. So many butterflies are everywhere! I love rhyming. I hope you do too! Butterflies are beautiful insects going through the process of metamorphosis. We can explore them with this National Geographic Life of a Butterfly video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVm5k99PnBk
Life Cycle of a Butterfly Worksheet http://www.preschoolactivities.us/animal-life-cycle-worksheet-for-kids/life-cycle-of-a-butterfly-2/
Kitchen Science
Butterflies are beauties of nature. We can make a beautiful and delicious snack to eat. For this snack, you need (1) pretzel rod, (2) slice of pineapple, (3) icing or cream cheese, and (4) sprinkles. Have your child put the pretzel rod in the middle of the plate, cut the pineapple and put the pieces on both sides of the rod. Put the icing inside the pineapple Slice and sprinkle sprinkles on the icing. Now, you have a colorful butterfly snack ready to eat! https://www.themailbox.com/magazines/recipe-cards-butterfly-snack/recipe-cards-6
Remember the insect body parts song? It applies to a butterfly too! (Head, thorax, abdomen and six legs…antennae….set of wings, Insects Week – General)
Language Arts
Here is a well-known book called The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8RBVbvwMd4 After viewing the book, help your child sequence the story: what comes first, next, and at the end.
For this activity, you need (1) sheet of paper, (2) black marker, (3) circles of color construction paper, and (4) glue. Have your child glue circles to form the Uppercase letter C and use marker to give feet, eyes, mouth and antennae to this caterpillar.
Uppercase C Practice Sheet https://twistynoodle.com/uppercase-letter-c-2-coloring-page/ (Remember to start at the top!)
Here are some activities after reading the book https://www.pre-kpages.com/activities-hungry-caterpillar/
“The Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar” Song (Tune of “The Itsy -Bitsy Spider”)
A fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar crowns upon a leaf.
Spin a little chrysalis, and then falls fast asleep.
While it is sleeping, it dreams that it can fly.
Later, when it awakes, it is a beautiful butterfly!
“From Caterpillar to Butterfly“ Fingerplay (Tune of “I am a Little Teapot”)
I am a caterpillar so cute and green. (Wiggle pointer finger)
I am inside a chrysalis and can’t be seen. (Wrap finger with other hand)
Wait a little while and you will see why. (Link thumbs and flap hands)
I will pop out as a butterfly!
“Butterfly Metamorphosis“ Song (Tune of “Three Blind Mice”)
(Three) caterpillars, (three) caterpillars,
See how they crawl? See how they crawl?
They roll up in a chrysalis,
And wait for metamorphosis,
A sight you wouldn’t want to miss!
(Three) butterflies, (three) butterflies. (You can change the number of butterflies)
Math
May is a new month and your child needs a new calendar. Print this calendar set https://www.themailbox.com/magazines/may-calendar-setbr4-pages/may-calendar-set and have your child choose a pattern to follow for the new month.
Trace and Color Numbers http://www.preschoolactivities.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/spring-worksheet-for-kids.jpg
Butterfly Counting Worksheet https://twistynoodle.com/butterfly-counting-2-coloring-page/
Art
- For this art project, you need (1) a big sheet of paper, and different color paint. Fold the paper into two and open it up so you can see 2 halves. Help your child to put drops of paint on one half and fold both halves together. Open the paper and see the colorful Symmetrical butterfly!
2. For this art project, you need (1) coffee filter, (2) clothespin, (3) food coloring, (4) eye dropper, (5) cups, and (6) water. Have your child fill cups with water and put drops of different food coloring in cups. Help him/her spread the coffee filter and drop food coloring with eye-dropper on the coffee filter. Once the filter is dry, fold it so that the filter center fits in the clothespin.
Other crafts:
Tie-dye Butterfly Craft https://www.themailbox.com/magazines/butterfly-craft/tie-dye-butterfly
Small Motor Skills
Butterfly Cutting Worksheet https://preschoolinspirations.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Butterfly-Scissor-Practice.pdf
Butterfly Dot Painting Worksheet https://twistynoodle.com/butterfly-dot-painting-coloring-page/
Butterfly Maze Worksheet https://twistynoodle.com/help-the-butterfly-find-the-letter-b-coloring-page/
Gross Motor Skills
For this movement activity, you need space and a blanket. Your child will act the amazing transformation of a butterfly. Have your child:
(1) spread the blanket on the floor
(2) start crawling toward the blanket from a few feet away
(3) once by the blanket, roll up in the blanket (like a chrysalis)
(4) count aloud to ten
(5) unwrap from the blanket
(6) pretend to fly away like a butterfly!