Get the Bugs Out Sensory Bin // Coffee Cups and Crayonsīutterfly Alphabet Puzzles // Modern Preschoolīutterfly World Play Dough Kit // Mama. Ladybug Playdoh Math Counting Mats // Fun with Mama I’ve paired up with some of the best kid bloggers to bring you a great collection of bugs and butterflies inspired activities! I am always in awe of how clever my blogging colleagues are! Looking for More Bugs and Butterflies Themed Activities? Think this is something your preschooler would enjoy? Click the following link to download it. Not to mention all the awesome number identification and counting practice they are getting in, too! Check out this post for another fun counting game! Get You FREE Addition Game The preschoolers watch as their collection of bugs grows as they continue to play the game and add more and more. At this point, there is no need for number sentences, as just adding more and more bugs to the house helps introduce the concept that adding means making or getting more of something. Preschoolers are very capable of learning beginning addition concepts, especially in games like this one. Practicing Beginning Addition Concepts in Preschool Often in preschool games I choose to end the game without a winner and treat the game more like completing any other task. Either the first player to fill their bug house is the winner, or the game ends when the first player has reached the end of the game track and the player with the most bugs wins. Collect the same number of “bugs” and add them to your bug house.Ĭontinue the above steps. Identify the number on the game place your game piece lands.Move your marker the corresponding number of spaces on the game board. Roll the dice and identify the number.Select a player to take the first turn. Invite your preschooler to play the addition game with you. This way you never lose the instructions and the game is already inside its own file folder, making it easy to file with your other math printables. You can paste the game to the inside of a file folder, and then paste the instructions to the other side. Find some game pieces, a dice, and some sort of colorful counter to act as “bugs” being collected in the game. Print it in color on heavy cardstock and laminate for added durability. How many bugs will fit? How does the size of your “bugs” change how many will fit? The Set-Upĭownload the printable at the end of this post. Players want to collect bugs and add them to their bug house. So with the new season, we’ve been doing all sorts of spring themed preschool activities, including this super fun collecting bugs addition game! Collecting Bugs Addition Game We’ve also seen ants, rolly pollies, butterflies and all sorts of other creepy crawlies found under rocks and such.Īll natural things to support a bugs and butterflies theme, too! Check out this post for eight new and creative ideas! The tree is my front yard is flowering and already humming with bees. We’ve already planted sunflower seeds and are patiently waiting for their germination. Have you read this post about how to use those branches and twigs you’ve pruned off your trees for some fun process art? With spring having officially sprung, my preschoolers and I have not only been observing all of the new plant life, like tulips brightening the day, flowers on the trees and the grass in the yard greening up, we’ve also noticed an increase in bugs as they are coming out of hibernation. My preschoolers have been enjoying taking some of our traditional learning activities outside as we observe and learn about the changes spring brings.What better way to enjoy the season, with an academic twist, than a simple bug themed addition game that’s basic enough for preschoolers and perfect for reinforcing addition concepts in kindergarten!Īnd did I mention this is a free printable? Because we all love a freebie! With spring finally here, the days are getting warmer and longer.
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