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Ladybug Activities

June 17, 2013 By Shaunna Evans

This month the Virtual Book Club for Kids is reading books by one of my favorite nonfiction children’s authors, Gail Gibbons. Earlier this month I shared some ideas for using books by Gail Gibbons to inspire a little summer learning. Today I’m excited to share the activities we did for this theme. FIND EVEN MORE LADYBUG IDEAS…

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Summer Fun and Learning

Watermelon Sensory Bin-water bead sensory play for preschool and kindergarten. Summer fun for kids! #watermelon #summer #sensory #sensoryplay

Watermelon Sensory Bin

DIY Bracelet 4th of July Craft for Kids

4th of July Craft Bracelet for Kids

40 Fish Theme Activities for Kids...great for preschoolers and kindergarteners!

40+ Fish Theme Activities for Kids

Free Printable Summer Phonological Awareness Literacy Center Worksheets for PreK and K-Syllable Activities

Summer Syllable Sort

Ocean Theme ABC Sensory Bin

Free Printable Summer Color by Code Math Worksheets

Summer Color by Code

See More Summer Activity Ideas →

Back to School Fun and Learning

Books About School~Find books about kindergarten, the first day of school, teachers, recess and more

Books About School

What I Want My Child's Kindergarten Teacher To Know-Every year millions of brand new kindergartens start school, but this year is different. This year my baby is one of those kindergarteners. If you've ever sent a child off to kindergarten or you will be soon, I bet you can relate to how I'm feeling.

What I Want My Child’s Future Kindergarten Teacher to Know

Books About Fun at School~14 great books about riding the bus, picture day, teachers, art class, and so much more

School Books About Teachers, Recess, the Bus and More

Preparing for Back to School

Kissing Hand Suncatcher Craft for Back to School

Books About Kindergarten

Books About Kindergarten

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Fall Fun and Learning

Tissue Paper Art Fall Tree Craft

Roll and Color Pumpkin Math Activities-Free printable doubles math facts game for fall and full set of pumpkin math activities for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade

Fall Pumpkin Roll and Color Math Game

Free Printable Apple Syllable Sort Phonological Awareness Literacy Center for PreK and K

Apple Syllable Sort Phonological Awareness Activity

Fall Activity for Preschoolers~Bobbing for Apples

“Bobbing” for Apples Fine Motor Fall Activity

Pumpkin Play Dough Invitation for Fall

Fall Play Dough Invitation to Play

Ten Apples Up on Top Play Dough Invitation

Ten Apples Up on Top Play Dough

Free Printable Pumpkin Number Cards for 0 to 10

Free Printable Pumpkin Number Cards

Free Printable Candy Apple ABC Scavenger Hunt-Fall Alphabet Activity for Preschool

Candy Apple ABC Scavenger Hunt

Fall Leaf Cat Halloween Craft and Art Project for Kids

Nature Cat Collage Art Project

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Math Fun and Learning

worm math sensory play with free printable number cubes. Perfect for preschool worm theme!

Counting Worms Preschool Math Sensory Bin

Add some hands-on math play to your preschool beach theme with these free printable seashell counting mats

Beach Theme Counting Mats

Free printable Valentine Color by Code Worksheets for Preschool and Kindergarten Color by Number, Sum, or Shape

Valentine Color by Code

15 One More One Less Games for Preschool and Kindergarten. Themes for the entire year. Includes optional recording sheets #preschool #kindergarten #math

One More One Less Games

Shape Monster Art Project-This is a great way to learn about shapes and incorporate process art. Use it for a Letter M theme or Halloween

Shape Monsters Collage Art

Magnet math game for preschoolers and kindergarteners

Magnet Math Game

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Literacy

Free Printable Night Sky Journals~Writing and Drawing journals that include pages for scientific observations and imaginative stories about outer space

Free Printable Night Sky Journal

Free Printable Summer Phonological Awareness Literacy Center for PreK and K Color by Syllable

Summer Color by Syllable

Free Printable Ending Digraph Phonemic Awareness Literacy Center for PreK and K

Ending Digraph Phonemic Awareness Puzzles

Letter A Alphabet Conversation Cards

Free Printable Alphabet Conversation Cards-Letter C

Letter C Alphabet Conversation Cards

Free Printable Winter Phonological Awareness Literacy Center Worksheets for PreK and K-Syllable Activities

Winter Syllable Sort

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Alphabet Fun and Learning

Books About Underground Animals

Books about Trees for Kids. Fiction and nonfiction tree books for preschool and kindergarten #booklist #kidlit #preschool #kindergarten

Books About Trees

Play Dough Writing Tray-Use this fine motor activity to practice writing letters, sight words, numbers and more

Play Dough Writing Tray

Panda Books

Avokiddo ABC Ride

ABC App~Avokiddo ABC Ride

Letter I Activities: Inchworms

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Sensory Fun and Learning

Pretend Snow Winter Sensory Play and Artic Small World

Pretend Snow Arctic Small World Sensory Play

ice cream pretend play sensory bin

Ice Cream Sensory Bin

Hot Chocolate Sensory Activities-Play Dough, Sensory Bins, Slime and more to go along with your hot chocolate theme

Hot Chocolate Sensory Activities

Halloween Sensory Activities

Try one of these fun fall play dough activities with kids to encourage pretend play and sensory exploration during autumn in preschool and kindergarten.

Fall Play Dough Activities

Snowflakes and Snowballs Winter Water Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Snowball Water Play Winter Activity

How to Make Glitter Silly Putty-Play Recipe

How to Make Glitter Silly Putty

Strawberry Lemonade Fluffy Slime Recipe for Summer Sensory Play

Strawberry Lemonade Scented Slime Recipe

Exploring Herbs Sensory Play for Kids-Creative activities for learning about herbs with kids. Herb sensory play, fine motor activities, art activites, play dough invitations and more #preschool #sensory #kidsactivities

Incredible Edible Herb Sensory Play

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Creative Art Ideas

Marbled Fish Craft

Marbled Fish Art for Kids

Try one these collage art for kids art projects and watch creativity come to life. Creative art projects for kids of all ages.

Collage Art for Kids

Fall Leaf Cat Halloween Craft and Art Project for Kids

Nature Cat Collage Art Project

16 Art Picture Books About Drawing and Painting~Click through for the full list and summaries of each book.

Picture Books About Art ~ Painting and Drawing

Invitation to Create Monster Faces~Creative open-ended play for Halloween

Monster Art and Fine Motor Play

Torn paper penguin craft. Winter art project for kids

Torn Paper Penguin Craft

Monster Faces~A Halloween Invitation to Create

Monster Craft Creative Art Activity

Crumpled Paper Caterpillar Art Project and Craft Idea for Kids

Crumpled Paper Caterpillar Craft

Chrysanthemum Preschool Name Art

See More Art Activity Ideas →

Popular Themes

Preschool Seed Theme Lesson Planning Guide #preschool

Preschool Seed Theme Activities

Preschool Valentine's Day Theme Lesson Planning Guide #preschool

Valentine’s Day Activities for Kids

Preschool Pumpkin Theme Activities-Planning guide for preschool pumpkin theme lesson plans #preschool #fall #pumpkins

Pumpkin Theme Preschool Activities

Preschool Rainbow Theme Activities for spring and color activities in preschool and kindergarten

Rainbow Theme Preschool Activities

Watermelon Theme Planning Guide for Preschool Watermelon Lesson Plans and Summer Learning

Preschool Watermelon Theme Activities

Preschool Ocean Theme Lesson Planning Guide #preschool #summer

Preschool Ocean Theme Activities

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