Spin, Spin, Spin Little Spider
(Tune: "Ten Little Indians")
Spin, spin, spin little spider.
Spin, spin, spin little spider.
Spin, spin, spin little spider
Early in the morning.
Dance, dance, dance little spider.
Dance, dance, dance little spider.
Dance, dance, dance little spider
Early in the morning.
Little Grasshopper
(Have the children pretend to be grasshoppers jumping about.)
Little grasshopper, little grasshopper,
Hop across the land.
Little grasshopper, little grasshopper,
Hop into my hand.
Little grasshopper, little grasshopper,
Sweet and green as can be.
Little grasshopper, little grasshopper,
Hop away so safe and free.
Fuzzy Caterpillar
Fuzzy little caterpillar,
Into a corner will creep.
He'll spin himself a blanket,
And then go fast asleep.
Fuzzy little caterpillar,
Wakes up by and by,
To find he has wings,
And has turned into a butterfly.
Butterfly Hunting
With a net I go hunting,
To catch a butterfly,
But when he's caught,
I turn him loose,
To fly back into the sky.
Five Little Caterpillars
Five little caterpillars, eating more and more,
One got a tummy ache, and then there were four.
Four little caterpillars, climbing up a tree,
One tumbled down, then there were three.
Three little caterpillars, wondering what to do,
Along came a bird, then there were two.
Two little caterpillars resting in the sun,
One curled up in a leaf, then there was one.
One little caterpillar resting all alone,
She became a butterfly; now she has flown.
Flutter, Flutter
(Tune: "Frere Jacques")
Flutter, flutter, flutter,
Butterflies, butterflies
(Flutter arms in the air.)
Moving wings so gently,
Moving wings so gently,
(Move arms up and down slowly.)
Through the skies,
Through the skies.
(Wave hands above head.)
Bumble Bee
Bumble bee, bumble bee,
Buzzing past your toes.
Bumble bee, bumble bee,
Buzzing on your nose.
The Ant Hill
(The right hand with the thumb closed inside is the ant hill. The fingers will be the ants.)
Once I saw an ant hill, with no ants about.
So I said, "Little ants, won't you please come out?"
Then as if they had heard my call, one, two, three, four, five came out,
And that was all.
Imaginative Play:
- Add bug costumes or pieces of fabric suitable for bug costumes, i.e. a red fabric for a ladybug, scarves for butterfly wings
- Provide a tunnel to crawl into to simulate an insect cocoon or a worm tunnel
- Add bug beanies or plastic bugs
- Add a veil, gloves, empty honey containers and a book about bee keepers
- Add butterfly nets
Gross Motor:
- Move about as bugs: wiggle like a worm, jump like a grasshopper, fly like a butterfly
- Use bug beanies in a toss game
- Create a spider web by tossing a ball of yarn back and forth with each person holding onto a section of the yarn
- Go on a bug search and collect bugs in jars with holes in the lids. Observe the bugs for a bit and then set them free.
- Hide large bugs in the grass and have a bug hunt
Water / Sand:
- Hide plastic worms, beetles, and ants in the sand
- Add real worms to the dirt
Blocks:
- Create a beehive with a box and sections of cardboard tubes or dixie cups
Language:
- Add bug puppets
- Read books about bugs
- Chant nursery rhymes about bugs
- Itsy Bitsy Spider
- Little Miss Muffet
Science:
- Create an ant farm or a worm jar
- Collect dead bugs in clear plastic containers and look at with magnifying glasses
- Sort plastic bugs by type, size and color
- Place bugs in plastic eggs in a nest of shredded green grass
- Measure plastic bugs, compare sizes. Notice how many legs they have.
- Dig in the dirt for bugs and see what you can find
Art:
- Create bug stick puppets
- Hole punch around an oval cardboard shape. Have the children use twist ties or yarn pieces to create legs for their bug (centipede, etc.)
- Glue cotton balls on paper with bingo dabbers
- Use pieces of cooked spaghetti or bits of yarn to create worm collages
- Drag pieces of yarn or cooked spaghetti through paint to create worm prints
- Create bugs from thumb prints (ink pads)
- Collect rocks and paint with red paint to create 'ladybugs', add black dots
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