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Cute Ladybug Counting Activities
Even folks who don’t like bugs like cute little ladybugs! And these cute Ladybug Counting activities will even entice your students who don’t like math! The best thing about Ladybug Counting is that you can differentiate the learning for each student. Whether you have some students working on one-to-one correspondence, or numeral matching, or reading number words you’ll be able to meet the needs of every child. What do you need for Ladybug Counting? 10 red paper plates (I bought mine at Dollar Tree) Bag of dried Lima Beans (also can be found at Dollar Tree) Red Spray Paint Black Sharpie Marker Number Cards (you can use…
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Insects Science Center
We’re back from Spring Break and ready to learn in the Insects Science Center! I filled the Science area with everything I own about insects! Come take a look! The sensory table has dried green peas as a filler and lots of cute little plastic creatures. I added a tray so the kids can sort insects and get a fine motor workout with the tongs. There’s a set of sturdy cardboard flashcards in the tub, too. I love including these real photographs for my students to look at as they play. Gigantic, larger than life insects are available for students to observe with a magnifying glass. These can be used as a…
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Five for Friday: Icky Interesting Insects
We’ve had an interesting week of insects! The class realized insects aren’t really icky but are a rather important part of our world. I’m linking with Doodle Bugs Teaching to tell you all about our week. I hope everyone has some sort of sensory tub in their classroom. I really don’t know what I’d do without mine. It’s in the way sometimes and does require a bit of upkeep. The benefits, however, far outweigh the inconveniences! For this week’s study of insects, here’s what the tub looked like… I found gigantic plastic insects at Hobby Lobby for the main component. The kids LOVE them! My sensory filler is a bag of dried green split peas. The peas are teeny tiny so little fingers really enjoy…
