Materials
pictures of ordinary objects and animals
4 pictures of a bee
tagboard
marker
glue stick
child-safe scissors
Instructions
Place the plastic bugs, buttons, and beads in the baskets. Safety Note: Be sure
to supervise carefully.
What to Do
1. Ask the children what kinds of
bugs they see in their
neighborhoods. Ask
the children what the
bugs look like.
2. Give each child a basket
filled with plastic bugs,
buttons, and beads.
3. Have the children find all of
the bugs in their baskets.
4. Once the children have
found all of the bugs in their
baskets, challenge them to sort the
bugs by type. Help the children name the bugs, if needed.
Poem
Bloomin' Bugs by Laura Wynkoop
Butterflies flutter, The bug world awakens
And bumblebees zoom. When spring is in bloom!
Assessment
Consider the following:
* Display two of the plastic bugs. Can the children name them?
* Can the children sort the plastic bugs from the rest of the objects in the baskets?
