Bug Art

This week in Alissa's class we will be "sand" coloring on this page. We will be working on different colors and vocabulary words: sun, spider, bee, butterfly, cocoon, flowers, and ladybug.

Butterfly Story

This is the story we will be using in Alissa's class this week.  The bold letters are the vocabulary words that will be targeted. Please print out the pictures and work on the story with your child! You can tell them the story, ask them questions, have them retell the story, or just talk about the pictures!  

Page One: Jerry is going to the park.  He wants to find some butterflies!

Questions: What is the boy's name? What does he want to find?

Page 2: First, Jerry looks in the grass.  He doesn't see any butterflies! He only sees ants.  Jerry feels sad!

Questions: What does Jerry see?  Where are the ants?  Why is he sad?

Page 3: Next, Jerry looks in the flowers.  He still doesn't see any butterflies!  He only sees caterpillars!  Jerry is sad.

Questions: What does Jerry see?  Where are the caterpillars?  Why is he sad?

Page 4: After, Jerry looks in a web.  There are still no butterflies!  He only sees a spider.

Questions: What does Jerry see?  Where is the spider?  Why is he sad?

Page 5: Next Jerry looks in a bee hive. He only see's bees!  Jerry is still sad.

Questions: What does Jerry see?  Where are the bees?  Why is he sad?

Page 6: Next, Jerry looks in a tree.  In the tree he sees a cocoon!  He sees something coming out of the cocoon!

Questions: What does Jerry see?  What do you think is in the cocoon?

Page 7: Out of the cocoon comes a beautiful butterfly!  Jerry is so happy he finally found the butterfly!

Questions:  What did Jerry find?  Where was the butterfly?  Why is he happy?

Garden Vocabulary Words

Here are the vocabulary words for April for Alissa's class.  Please print out the words and work on them with your child!

Garden Sensory Bin

The sensory bin for this week was created by my co-worker Anneli! We will be playing in soil, cilantro, and birdseed. We will be digging and scooping with flower pots.  We will also talk about flowers, insects, and plants. Please ask your child about the sensory bin they will be playing in either this week or next (Mary's class on Thursday, APPLE on Friday, and Alissa's class next Tuesday).

*The vocabulary words we will be working on are in bold.