Draw out the different shapes and assist the children in cutting them out. Have the children identify the different shapes as they cut them out.
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This craft helps children with both literacy and math. Cut a pair of wings from construction paper and on one side write letters that are symmetrical (we used A,M,Y,W,T,H,I,O,V,U). Have the children trace the letters with paint then fold the butterfly in half. Show them that the letters are the same on both sides, and that butterflies wings are the same on both sides, or symmetrical. Have them experiment with different letters to see which ones are symmetrical and which ones are not.
Fill a sandwich size Ziploc half full of any small snack food such as grapes, goldfish, or dried fruit. Use a pipe cleaner to pull the middle together and create the antennae. Cut celery into about two inch pieces. Spread cream cheese, cottage cheese, or peanut butter in the celery. Add pretzels for the wings and raisins for the eyes. Add pretzels, raisins, cream cheese or peanut butter to pieces of bananas to create a healthy butterfly snack Use grapes and oranges to make a yummy and healthy butterfly snack.
The Butterfly is a very logical creature, both wings are exactly the same! Here is a Butterfly project Mom’s and Dad’s will love! Butterfly Baby Footprints! Materials needed:
Spring is the perfect time for exploration. After reading a book about butterflies have the children create their very own butterflies which you can add to a paper plate or a different material to create butterfly mobiles to hang around the class. This project can be done with any type of material. Fun fact: The world’s largest Butterfly is called the Queen Alexandra Birdwing Butterfly, while the smallest is called the Western Pygmy Blue.
Appropriate for 4’s and up. Science (life cycles) My, Oh My--A Butterfly! All About Butterflies (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) Tish Rabe(Author), Aristides Ruiz (Illustrator), Joe Mathieu(Illustrator Do you have extra paper bags from the grocery store that you need to recycle? Help children turn them into Butterfly wings!
Use your favorite waffle recipe to make waffles. We used funfetti cake mix as a special treat. Cut a banana in half length wise. Arrange pieces of waffle around the banana to look like wings. Add eyes using frosting or peanut butter to complete a very yummy butterfly waffle.
Let’s Play a Butterfly Wall game! Here is a game you can put up on the wall. Easy as a,b,c Rhyme: Let’s All Be a Butterfly by Debbie Hasbrook M.Ed. Read: “Monarch Butterfly” by Gail Gibbons Butterfly Alphabet Wall Game Materials needed:
Phonics: As the children place their butterfly on the corresponding letter have the children tell you what the sound is. Teach them the sound if they do not know what it is. Have the children think of other things that begin with the same sound.
Trace the children's hands with a pencil. Assist older children in cutting out the shape of their hands.
This butterfly and flower is made from a clothes pin, construction paper and tape/glue. The bottom flower portion can be made by tracing little hands and cutting them out and curling the fingers. The hands of older children may be too large, they can instead create their own version of the flower. Adhere the flower to the bottom of the clothes pin. Next the children will need to create a butterfly, it can be any shape size and color. Attach the butterfly to the top of the clothes pin. It is now ready to help children practice their fine motor skills. Have the children pinch and release the clothes pin, to give the butterfly's wings a flapping effect.
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