In this pack, the students learn writing, sequencing, retelling, life cycles, and much more. It’s a great hands-on activity to get the students excited to learn.

What’s included:

• 2 retelling writing pages – one with lines one without
• 2 writing pages – How Does A Butterfly Grow?– one with lines and one without
• A sequencing page for the students to number the steps of how a butterfly grows.
• Cut and glue sequencing page.
• Sequencing center in color – print on cardstock and laminate
• Larger sequencing cards in color that can be used on an anchor chart.
• Supply pieces to be printed on card stock and laminated for the kids to pretend to grow an apple tree.
• One easy reader – How Does A Butterfly Grow? There are two options and it comes in both color and black and white.

These activities are sure to keep your students engaged and having fun all while learning!

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These no-prep insect bingo cards are perfect for class parties, as part of your insect unit, as a whole class reward, on sub days, family literacy nights, or for Fun Fridays! They are also a great way to review vocabulary!

What’s Included:

Included are 30 different bingo cards and a set of teacher calling cards.

Laminating the bingo cards and calling cards is suggested.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the bingo cards, print and cut the calling cards, and you’re ready for a fun game!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

Kari N. says, “I keep coming back for more of these Bingo sets! So glad there was one for my insect unit!”

Anne M. says, “We love bingo games in class and this is perfect for our Insect Unit. The pictures are great! “

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These activities can be used along with 4 different butterfly books.

There are many items included but use what fits your class best.

Vocabulary cards for important words from each of the books. I included a blank one as well if you’d like to write in additional words.

-Literacy Snack Ideas– there are 2 pages to go with 2 of the books.

-Butterfly Hat– the students will make a hat showing the life cycle of a butterfly

-Sequencing Activities-sequencing activities for the students to show the life cycle of a butterfly

-Easy Readers- All About Butterflies and Butterfly Fun Facts

-Centers – CVC- Match the magnify glass to the correct CVC words. Sight Words -Build the site words using the circles to make the caterpillar Addition –Spin 2 numbers to create an addition problem and solve. Includes recording sheets.

-Games-6 board games 3 that go along with 3of the books, and 3 more that have sight words, cvc words and numbers on them.

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Get this as part of my Counting Mats Bundle and save big.

These counting mats are a fun way to practice numbers. The students will help gather the correct number of bees. They can then practice writing the number. Laminate the pages so they can be reused over and over with a dry erase marker.

We used mini eraser bees from Party City and colored puff balls from the craft section.. I have also included a page of printable bees both in color and black and white.

There are:
Number 1-20 in full page size mats
Numbers 1-20 half page mats
Numbers 1-20 quarter page mats
All come in both color and black and white.

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Get this as part of my Counting Mats Bundle and save big.

These counting mats are a fun way to practice numbers. The students will help gather the correct number of eggs. They can then practice writing the number. Laminate the pages so they can be reused over and over with a dry erase marker.

We used colored puff balls from the craft section as the eggs. I have also included a page of printable eggs both in color and black and white.

There are:
Number 1-20 in full page size mats
Numbers 1-20 half page mats
Numbers 1-20 quarter page mats
All come in both color and black and white.

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Get this as part of my Counting Mats Bundle and save big.

These counting mats are a fun way to practice numbers. The students will help gather the correct number of ladybugs. They can then practice writing the number. Laminate the pages so they can be reused over and over with a dry erase marker.

We use mini eraser ladybugs found at Party City and colored puff balls from the craft section. I have also included a page of printable ladybugs both in color and black and white.

There are:
Number 1-20 in full page size mats
Numbers 1-20 half page mats
Numbers 1-20 quarter page mats
All come in both color and black and white.

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Get this as part of my April Craft Bundle and save big.

This ladybug craft is perfect for your insect unit or in the spring! They look adorable hanging on the bulletin board or in the hallway!

What’s Included:

There are two different ways to make the ladybug craftivity.

-Print a black and white page that has all of the pieces to make the ladybug on it for each student and have them color and assemble the ladybug.

-Print each of the parts pages on the corresponding color paper accounting for how many students you have, and hand out the parts to the students to cut and assemble.

After the craft is assembled, the students will need a long piece of construction paper to glue on their ladybug and writing page of your choice. They look adorable displayed in the classroom!

There are 3 writing prompt pages included, along with both a writing paper option along with regular a regular lined version.

I’ve also included an additional blank sheet in case the students need to staple an additional page for writing

• If I were a ladybug
• Ladybug Facts
• Ladybugs

Prep is quick and easy…. and they look adorable displayed in the classroom or hallway!

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Get this as part of my April Craft Bundle and save big.

This butterfly craft is perfect for your insect unit or in the spring! They look adorable hanging on the bulletin board or in the hallway!

What’s Included:

There are two different ways to make the butterfly craftivity.

-Print a black and white page that has all of the pieces to make the butterfly on it for each student, and have them color and assemble the butterfly.

-Print each of the parts pages on the corresponding color paper accounting for how many students you have, and hand out the parts to the students to cut and assemble.

After the craft is assembled, the students will need a long piece of construction paper to glue on their butterfly and writing page of your choice. They look adorable displayed in the classroom!

There are 3 writing prompt pages included along with both a writing paper option along with regular a regular lined version.

I’ve also included an additional blank sheet in case the students need to staple an additional page for writing

• If I were a butterfly
• Butterflies
• Butterfly Facts

Prep is quick and easy…. and they look adorable displayed in the classroom or hallway!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU ARE SAYING

Shauna W. said, “After letting our butterflies go, my students used this to write a story about our butterflies! Thank you for a great resource.”

Kristin M. said, “This way a super cute craft/activity to do with my preschoolers. I loved to hear all the different things they came up with as towhat they would do if they were a butterfly. “

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Get this as part of my Life Cycle Hat Bundle and save big.

These no-prep hats are a fun way to review the insect life cycles. The students will get to cut and glue 4 circles representing the insect on the front of the hat. They will then cut and glue the life cycle in the correct order on the back strip of the hat.

What’s included:

There are 4 different insects included. Each insect comes with a front of the hat and a back strap that can be stapled together. You can add an additional strip to the back if the hat needs to be made larger to hit the child’s head.

Includes

• ladybugs
• butterflies
• bees
• ants

No prep is required.. Just print the insect hat pages and you’re ready for a fun insect life cycle activity!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

Erica R. says, “These were so fun to make and a great way to reinforce what we were studying. It was also a nice thing to take home and share with grownups so students could communicate what we were doing at school!”

Suzanne says, “My students enjoyed making their headbands. They were excited to go home and tell their families what they learned, by describing the pictures.”

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• If I were a bee
• -Bees
• -Bee Facts

Ime H. says, “My students did a all about craft with this Bee. This file was easy to use and great for open house bulletin board.”

Amanda W. says, “My students loved learning about bees! This craft was perfect for them to show what they have learned while making a fun art project!”

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These task cards are easy for the students to use and will help them build their understanding of the part-part whole concept, number recognition, and basic addition. Using the number bond task cards will reinforce the students’ understanding of these concepts. They work great for early finishers and are a great addition to math centers. The included recording sheet will keep the students accountable for their center time.

Included are 20 task cards, color and black and white option, recording sheet, a label for storage and printable manipulative.These cards work wonderfully with the small seasonal mini erasers available in the Target dollar section as well. (I found the bugs at Party City.)

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Save big and buy this as part of my Ten Frame Task Cards Making Ten With Friends Growing Bundle

These task cards are easy for the students to use and will help them with number recognition, basic addition and counting on. Using the ten frames will reinforce the students’ understanding of these concepts. They work great for early finishers and are a great addition to math centers. The included recording sheet will keep the students accountable for their center time.

Included are 15 task cards, recording sheet, a label for storage and printable manipulative.These cards work wonderfully with the small seasonal mini erasers available in the Target dollar section as well. (I found the ladybugs at Party City.)

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This is a 6 page book describing how a ladybug grows in easy sentences. The last sentence is reworded with a fill in the blank for reading comprehension. It’s an easy project for the kids to cut, color and staple the book together when finished!

This would be a great addition to my Ladybug No Prep Pack!

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This is a 6 page book describing how a butterfly grows in an easy sentence. The second sentence is reworded with a fill in the blank for reading comprehension. It’s an easy project for the kids to cut, color and staple the book together when finished!

This would be a great addition to my Butterfly No Prep Pack!

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Get this unit as part of my No Prep Math, Literacy, and Science Packet Bundle and save big!

In this butterfly pack, you’ll find 55 pages of no-prep sheets.

This packet includes the following pages
-3 pages of the butterfly lifecycle
-2 butterfly observation writing page 1 page is writing paper
-2 butterfly facts writing page 1 page is writing paper
-1 poster color butterfly diagram
-1 butterfly diagram fill in the blank
-2 Let’s describe writing page – butterflies & caterpillars
-1 word search reviewing butterfly body parts plus answer key
-1 addition/subtraction math sheet
-1 greater or less than math sheet
-2 If I were a butterfly… writing/drawing sheet 1 page is writing paper
-2 if I were a caterpillar…..writing/drawing sheets 1 page is writing paper
-2 crack the code math sheets
–2 sets of vocabulary life cycle cards – black and white and color option
-1 If I were a butterfly writing sheet
-1 real or nonsense word sort
-1 hundreds chart hunt
-1 8 page butterfly emergent reader
-1 butterfly count and graph
-1 set of 6 write the room cards -life cycle
-1 writing sheet to use for write the room
-1 butterflies can, have, are plus cut and paste answer sheet.
-1 Venn diagram comparing ladybugs and butterflies
-1 I can compare ladybugs and butterflies worksheet
-1 butterfly book cover page
-2 ABC order butterfly words plus write a sentence using 2 of the words. 1 regular lines and one handwriting paper.
-1 telling time page
-1 All about butterflies activity booklet craft using a piece of construction paper

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Get this unit as part of my No Prep Math, Literacy, and Science Packet Bundle and save big.

This packet includes the following pages
-2 pages of ladybug lifecycle
-2 ladybug observation writing page 1 page is writing paper
-2 ladybug facts writing page 1 page is writing paper
-1 poster color ladybug diagram
-1 ladybug diagram fill in the blank
-1 Let’s describe writing page
-1 word search reviewing ladybug body parts
-1 addition/subtraction math sheet
-1 greater or less than math sheet
-2 If I were a ladybug… writing/drawing sheet 1 page is handwriting paper
-2 vocabulary life cycle cards – black and white and color option
-1 If I were a ladybug writing sheet
-1 real or nonsense word sort
-1 hundreds chart hunt
-1 6 page ladybug emergent reader
-1 ladybug count and graph
-1 set of 6 write the room cards -life cycle
-1 writing sheet to use for write the room
-2 crack the code math worksheets along with answer keys
-1 Venn diagram comparing ladybugs and butterflies
-1 I can compare ladybugs and butterflies worksheet
-1 ladybug book cover page
-2 ABC order ladybug words plus write a sentence using 2 of the words. 1 regular lines and one hand writing paper.
-1 telling time page
-1 All about ladybugs activity booklet craft using a piece of construction paper

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Get this unit as part of my No Prep Math, Literacy, and Science Packet Bundle and save big.

These no prep bee activities are a fun and engaging way to learn about bees and insects. The pages work great as part of your bee or insect unit, and can easily be left for a sub.

Here’s what’s included:

This packet includes the following pages

• 1 bees can, have, are plus cut and paste answer sheet.
• 1 Venn diagram comparing bees and ladybugs.
• 2 I can compare bees and ladybugs worksheet – one with writing lines one without.
• 1 crack the code math sheet addition including answer key.
• 2 If I could fly through the air like a bee I wouldwriting/drawing pages 1 page is writing paper
• 2 If I were a bee writing/drawing pages 1 page is writing paper

• 4 bee facts writing pages 2 pages are writing paper
• 1 Let’s describe bees writing page
• 1 Word search reviewing bee vocabulary includes answer key
• 3 Addition/subtraction math sheet – differentiated
• 1 Greater or less than math sheet
• 3 Pages of spinner addition – differentiated
• 3 Pages of bee vocabulary cards – black and white and color option
• 1 My bee book cover page
• 2 ABC order bee words plus write a sentence using 2 of the words. 1 regular lines and one hand writing paper.
• 2 All about honey bees writing pages 1 regular lines 1 writing lines
• 2 All about bumblebees writing pages 1 regular lines 1 writing lines
• 2 All about queen bees writing pages 1 regular lines 1 writing lines
• 2 All about worker bees writing pages 1 regular lines 1 writing lines
• 2 All about drones writing pages 1 regular lines 1 writing lines
• 1 Real or nonsense word sort
• 1 Hundreds chart hunt
• 1 bee count and graph
• 1 Set of 6 write the room cards -bee vocabulary
• 4 bee life cycle pages 2 black and white 2 color
• 2 bee life cycle pages 1 fill in the blank 1 cut and paste in the answers
• 2 bee body parts diagrams 1 color 1 black and white
• 2 bee body parts fill in the blank pages 1 write in the answer 1 cut and paste option
• 1 Writing sheet to use for write the room
• 1 Telling time page
• 6 page All About Bees emergent reader
• 1 Honeybee investigation page
• 1 Bumblebee investigation page
• 1 Habitat of bees writing/drawing page
• 1 Have you ever tasted honey graph – student survey
• 1 All about bees activity booklet craft using a piece of construction paper

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the pages and you’re ready for fun and engaging bee activities!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID….

Michelle V. says, “I used this resource to help plan our bee themed parent literacy night. It was a lot of fun, and our families enjoyed coming in for the activities.”

Destinee Y. says, “Excellent Product, and I will continue to use this in my classroom!”

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The students will enjoy practicing their real and nonsense words in this engaging activity. The student will choose a bug, say the word and then place it on top of the correct jar. This is great to add as a monthly center rotation, early finishers, or group guided reading activity. The possibilities are endless. A recording sheet is included to keep the student accountable for their center time. Be sure to check out my store for other themed options as well.

Included is a color and black and white option. 30 real words and 30 nonsense words are included.

Laminating for durability is recommended.

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