Creepy Crawly Fun

The Junebug Weekly

Thursday July 21

A Bug's Life

The Creative Corner

Learn. Observe. Create.

Sticky Bugs

Junebugs will learn the names and homes of common bugs as they practice using glue sticks to adhere paper bug cutouts to a paper bug habitat.

Egg-cellent Bugs

Junebugs will learn about the parts of an insect as they use a variety of fun art materials and their imaginations to turn an egg carton into a colorful bug.

Squishy Bugs

Junebugs will engage in sensory play while using their fine motor skills, bug knowledge, colorful play dough and play dough tools to roll, squish and shape 3D bugs.

Crawling Critter Catch

Junebugs will engage in social and pretend play as they dig in the dirt, lift up rocks and comb thru blades of grass in search of (plastic) bugs.  They will love capturing the bugs in their jars and observing them under the magnifying glass.  

Edible Ant Hill

Junebugs will make their own snacks by layering pudding (dirt), graham crackers (sand) and raisins (ants) to create a realistic and delicious ant hill. 

Circle Time Routine

Educational. Social. Playful.

Greeting

Find and sit on your circle time mat. Greet your friends with a song, “Hello Neighbor.”  Read Fly HIgh Bird.  

Morning Stretch

“Point to your nose, reach down to your toes, wiggle your hips, and bend your elbows.  Reach up high to the sky, reach down low to the floor, stretch to the window, and stretch to the door, whisper sshhand sit quietly on the floor.”

Morning Work

Calendar   

Sing the Days of the Week song. Discuss today’s theme and activities.

Weather

Observe the weather through the window and discuss proper clothing using flashcards.

Numbers     

Count to 10 on our fingers. Sing along with Ten Little Number Song.

Letters.   

Sing the ABCs with instruments.

Rap the ABCs with Elmo. Review the letter of the day (B is for bug) with a coloring activity.

Morning Story

10 Little Ladybugs a counting story

Grasshopper a nonfiction book

Morning Songs

“The Itsy Bitsy Spider”

"The Insects Outside" (Tune: Wheels on the Bus)

The fireflies at night go blink, blink, blink…

The bees in the flowers go buzz, buzz, buzz…

The caterpillars on the leaves go munch, munch, munch…

The spiders in the bush spin their webs….

The worms in the ground dig, dig, dig…

The crickets in the field chirp, chirp, chirp…

"The Ants Go Marching"

Parade and march with instruments while singing.

We can't wait to explore the world of creepy crawlies with your little one!

May your summer days be bug free,

Lindsay and Lindsay