Bugs

*Ladybug

*Fingerplays/Songs

Ladybug Ladybug Rhyme (to print and color)

Five Little Ladybugs

Five little ladybugs climbing up a door
One flew away then there were four
Four little ladybugs sitting on a tree
One flew away then there were three
Three Little ladybugs landed on a shoe
One flew away then there were two
Two little ladybugs looking for some fun
One flew away and then there was one
One little ladybug sitting in the sun
She flew away and then there were none

Ladybug Poem

Little red ladybug sits on a leaf.
She sits on a leaf on a tree.
And as she sits on that little green leaf.
There are so many friends to see!
Little yellow bumblebees buzz by the leaf.
They buzz by the leaf on the tree.
And as they buzz by that little green leaf.
There are so many friends to see!

Little yellow bumblebees buzz by the leaf.
They buzz by the leaf on the tree.
And as they buzz by that little green leaf,
There are so many friends to see!

Little brown crickets go chirping by the leaf.
They chirp by the leaf on the tree,
And as they chirp by that little green leaf,
There are so many friends to see!

Little tiny ants go scurrying by the leaf.
They scurry by the leaf on the tree.
And as they scurry by that little green leaf,
There are so many friends to see!

Little green grasshoppers go hopping by the leaf.
They hop by the leaf on the tree.
And as they hop by that little green leaf,
There are so many friends to see!

Little shy butterflies go fluttering by the leaf.
They flutter by the leaf on the tree.
And as they flutter by that little green leaf,
There are so many friends to see!

All the little insects sitting by the leaf.
They sit by the leaf on the tree.
And as they sit by that little green leaf,
They're a happy insect family!

Have children act out the poem.

*Art

Ladybug Paper Plate Puppet
Need: black & red construction paper, 2 paper plates per child

Cut out 6 strips out of the black construction paper for the ladybug's legs. Place the paper plates together (eating side together). Glue or staple the 2 paper plates together; leave the end (bottom) part of the plates unstapled. This is were your hand will go. Were the plates are not stapled together cut straight across. You should have an oval shape that is flat on the end.

Children can paint or color the ladybug red with black dots. Glue on the black strips, three on each side, for the legs. Punch two holes at the top and thread a pipe cleaner through for the antenna. One cute ladybug puppet.

Ladybug pins

Use plastic spoons, spread lightly with vaseline or spray on non-stick cooking spray. Fill the bowl with plaster of paris (mix using manufacturers directions). Allow to dry. Then pop out of the spoon and use red and black paint to make it a ladybug. Add a pin back or magnet to the back.

Ladybug Cape
Have children decorate a large oval (red, yellow or orange) with dots and fasten a piece of yarn to the top. Wear like a cape.

*Learning Centers

Sensory Table
Place grass (Easter) in the sand table. Add plastic bugs and hand heldmagnifiers for the children explore the grass with.

*Group Time

Lady Bug Game

Cut out red lady bugs and put different numbers of dots on their backs. Then cut out large leaves with numbers on them. Children can match the dots to the numbers.

Pass out a leaf or a ladybug to each child and they have to find the match. Have the leaves sit down and and say "Ladybug, Ladybug, fly away home!" at which time the lady bugs would "fly" around the room and find their leaf homes.

Next time, switch and let the children with leaves be the ladybugs.

*Snacks

Ladybug Salad
Need: cheerios, apple, peanut butter, raisins

Wash and pat dry the apples. Cut the apple in half and remove the core. Spread peanut butter on the outside of the apple and place raisins on the peanut butter. Place grapes next to the apple body using one for the head and four for the feet.

*Other Sites

Bry-Back Manor Printable Insect Dominoes

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