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Caterpillars & Butterfly Theme for Preschool
Using the Weekly and Daily Planning FormsIn the weekly planning form, ALL of the boxes are editable! Simply print as they are OR move activities to the days you want them or replace activities with your own!You’ll find my standards listed under each activity. This is where you will enter YOUR program’s standards (that you added to the Conversion Chart) 1. Refer to the conversion chart you completed and look up my Standard Letter/Number.2. Replace that letter and number with YOUR program’s equivalent that you typed into
the Conversion Chart.3. Print!
The Weekly AND Daily Planning forms are both 100% editable so you can move the activities to the days you want to do them or even replace them with your own activities! (If you do that-be sure to change them on the daily planning forms as well AND replace the standards in that box with the correct standards for the activity you have replaced mine with!)NOTE: The blue areas will NOT print blue, don’t worry! Those areas are the “editable areas”. They will print with a white background when you print!
Using the Standards Conversion Chart
1. Type in each of your program’s equivalent standards next to mystandard.
2. Save to your computer.3. Refer to this chart each time you use a theme from Preschool Cubby
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Watching the life cycle of caterpillars and butterflies is amazing--even more so for preschoolers! Use this theme to teach concepts throughout your curriculum. This theme is endless in the possible activities and adventures your preschoolers can participate in!
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WEEKLY PLANNER
Standards
Standards
Standards
Standards
Standards
SUGGESTED CHANGES TO INTEREST CENTERS FOR THE WEEK
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Theme
Circle
Art
Math/ Manipulatives
Science
Small Group
Music & Movement
Gross Motor
Story Time
You’ll Need:
MONDAY
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Theme
Circle
Art
Math/ Manipulatives
Science
Small Group
Music & Movement
Gross Motor
Story Time
You’ll Need:
TUESDAY
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Theme
Circle
Art
Math/ Manipulatives
Science
Small Group
Music & Movement
Gross Motor
Story Time
You’ll Need:
WEDNESDAY
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Theme
Circle
Art
Math/ Manipulatives
Science
Small Group
Music & Movement
Gross Motor
Story Time
You’ll Need:
THURSDAY
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Theme
Circle
Art
Math/ Manipulatives
Science
Small Group
Music & Movement
Gross Motor
Story Time
You’ll Need:
FRIDAY
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Instructions:
Print and laminate the following pages.
Insert the caterpillar page in the manila folder.
The children match the numbered circles to the appropriate number on the caterpillar.
Caterpillar File Folder Game
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Honey Playdough
2 c (500 mg) flour ¾ c. (96 mg) salt1 T (15 ml)oil 1 c (250 ml) water¼ c. (63 ml) honey
Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Move to a floured table for children to knead until dough is completely mixed and not sticky any more.Add more flour as needed.
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Directions:
The children will create their own butterfly using playdough in the butterfly outline.
In the caterpillar outline, encourage the children to show what this butterfly would have looked like as a caterpillar.
Caterpillar to Butterfly Activity Mat
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Caterpillar to Butterfly Activity Mat
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Caterpillar to Butterfly Activity Mat
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Directions: Print, cut and laminate the cards on the following pages.Give each child one card. playing cards on the following pages (print enough for each child to have one). Use this activity to introduce the caterpillars and butterflies theme! Show the 2 pictures and ask the children to describe them (small and big, baby and mommy or daddy, etc.)Explain that all living things grow and change. We all grow and change. We used to be babies, and NOW look at us! This used to be a baby plant, but now look how big!Put this matching game in your math area this week.
Variation: Attach the “younger” pictures (baby, kitten, seedling, etc) into a file folder.Have the children match the remaining pictures to their corresponding younger pictures!
Grow and Change Match Game
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Song Card & Song PosterHow to use:• Print and laminate the song card below (it is 5” X 3”).• Place in a can or box with other cards of songs your children
love!• In transitional times (waiting to go outside or wash hands,
etc.), pull out your song box or song can (I use a decorated coffee can!).
• Shuffle the cards in your hands saying “Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle” and your children yell “STOP”!
• When they yell stop, whichever card is on top is the one you sing! The kids LOVE this!
Each month you’ll receive one of these cards that correspond with the song poster for the month to add to your Song Card Collection!On the next page, you’ll find the Song Poster! Print and laminate for use over the years!
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The Caterpillar Songsung to the tune of The Itsy, Bitsy Spider
I started as a tiny egg
Upon a leaf of green.
And now I stay upon the leaf
So I will not be seen.
Soon I'll build a chrysalis
Upon a limb up high.
I'll stay a while and then come out
And be a butterfly!
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The blank card below is to add the month you would like!
Simply cut out, laminate and print the month’s
name with a dry erase marker so that you can erase and use whenever you like throughout the year.
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You can use these in several ways:
• Print and laminate several pages for the children to use to create patterns. Either you begin a pattern using 4-5 of these cards and encourage the children to continue the same pattern. Or, have the children create their own patterns using the cards.
• Print and laminate several pages for the children to use as a matching/memory game.
Patterns for Games and Activities
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Patterns for Games: Caterpillar To Butterfly
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