Insect Preschool Activities

Discover hands-on, engaging insect activities for preschoolers and toddlers! These insect centers include math centers, literacy centers, and science centers to make learning about insects fun! These preschool activities will have your kids bugging out and excited to learn about insects with hands-on learning through play. Plan your insect theme with lesson plans and tons of insect preschool activities, including insect art projects for kids, insect sensory bins, and fine motor activities.
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Caterpillar Munch Madness: Preschool Leaf Punching Fun!
Blend counting and fine motor skills with Turner Tots’ hole punching caterpillar activity this spring! It’s an easy fine motor caterpillar activity - just print the leaves and gather your hole punchers for an activity that fascinates toddlers. When your toddlers are done, it will look like a group of hungry caterpillars made their way through your room!
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Swat the Fly Math Game: Counting & Subitizing Fun!
Flies are pesky but in this swat the fly game they are teaching numeracy skills! If you want subitizing activities and games, this one will instantly be a toddler favorite. Printable flies have dots on their wings that will quickly help your students become subitizing experts. Each fly has a number on the back to make this hands-on math center self-checking, too!
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Insect Counting Syllables Activity: Toddler Learning Fun!
Teaching syllables during your bug unit has never been so fun! Introduce this hands-on syllable activity and watch literacy come to life in your classroom. The grasshopper takes syllable counting to the next level as it hops from leaf to leaf representing each syllable in a word. When the grasshopper has reached its final leaf, the word card goes in the appropriate syllable counting jar.
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Ant Farm Letter Matching Fun for Preschoolers
Ditch the worksheets and create a hands-on, memorable learning experience with Turner Tots’ ant literacy activity! The ant farm is full of letters waiting for their match. Each ant letter card will reinforce your preschoolers’ ability to match uppercase and lowercase letters. An easy to differentiate ant activity for preschool that your students will absolutely love!
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Bug Catching Math Fun for Preschoolers: Count, Sort, and Learn!
The bugs are loose and need to be counted and placed in the jar! Luckily, your preschoolers’ ability to count will help round up each bug on the loose. Each insect-themed printable bug card shows which bugs must be caught and placed in a jar. Toddlers will love counting and collecting the correct number of bugs. Click to get your hands on this bug math activity for toddlers today!
Wiggly Worm Art: Painting with Real Wormy Inspiration
A unique preschool worm craft that includes painting… with worms! It’s always a treat when painting with items other than a paintbrush. We used wiggly toy worms for this worm painting preschool project to paint our paper worms. Fun was had as we dipped the worms in paint over and over again! Wiggle your way towards fun and engagement as your toddlers engage in this insect process art project for toddlers.
Shape Up Your Imagination: Insect Invention Activity with Shapes
Captivate imaginative minds and invite your preschoolers to invent their own insect. This insect invention activity allows your toddlers to design a bug using their insect background knowledge. You never know what creatures they may create, and that’s part of the fun! Add the Invent an Insect project for preschoolers to your lesson plans this year and proudly showcase their creative bug inventions on your bulletin board this spring.
Insect or Not? Fun Insect Sorting Activity for Budding Entomologists
Sorting insects and non-insects is a wonderful way to reinforce insect characteristics. Your preschoolers will rely on their insect knowledge to classify and sort each card into the correct category. A fun preschool insect sort that builds your toddlers’ insect understanding. Add the sort to your list of insect science activities for preschool fun this year!
Insect Observation Checklist: Discover, Identify, and Explore Parts of an Insect
Observe insects like never before! A hands-on insect observation activity that guides your students as they examine different insects. As they make careful observations, your toddlers will record their findings on the insect observation sheet for preschool students. A wonderful way to further reinforce parts of an insect and insect vocabulary! Real bugs or fake bugs - you get to decide!
Parts of an Insect Diagrams: Explore the Fascinating World of Insect Anatomy
Learn about the fascinating parts of a bug with five unique parts of a bug diagrams. Ants, bees, ladybugs, dragonflies, and beetles are all included in these parts of a bug printable diagram set! Reinforce bug vocabulary as your toddlers label each part of a bug. A perfect hands-on science activity that builds your toddlers’ insect knowledge.
Insect Anatomy Song Printable: Learn the Parts of an Insect in Harmony
Introduce a catchy song to help your students learn the parts of an insect! Sung to a familiar tune, your toddlers will have the insect body parts song stuck in their heads for days to come. A wonderful way to introduce insect vocabulary for your toddlers to use during a bug and insect-themed unit. Click to get the insect song for toddlers and discover other parts of an insect preschool science activities today!
Buzzworthy Insect Science Activities for Curious Explorers
Jump right into the world of insects with hands-on science activities for toddlers! Begin with a song to introduce the parts of an insect, then lead an inquiry as your toddlers discover the uniqueness of insects. Insect diagrams, an insect sort, and an insect invention activity create an appreciation for those crawly critters. Undoubtedly, your toddlers will fall in love with each of these bug and insect science activities for preschool classrooms.
Bug Rescue Fine Motor Activity: Preschoolers Save the Bugs from the Spiderweb
The bugs are waiting to be rescued from a spider web in this bug rescue fine motor activity! Luckily, your preschoolers can help get them to safety. Use a grass mat wrapped in white yarn to create a sticky web that catches bug counters. Invite your preschoolers to “rescue” the bugs using their fine motor skills! The options are endless - tongs, a spoon, or even their own fingers! This spider web fine motor activity will surely be a hit with your toddlers.
Outdoor Bug Hunt Adventure: Preschool Fine Motor Fun in Nature!
It’s time to head outdoors for a thrilling fine motor scavenger hunt! For this outdoor bug scavenger hunt, your preschoolers will be tasked with finding bug counters instead of live bugs. When they find one of the hidden counters in the great outdoors, they will use their fine motor skills and tongs to add them to the bug jar! An outdoor bug scavenger hunt is an exciting, purposeful way to include movement in your day.
Caterpillar Munch Madness: Preschool Leaf Punching Fun!
Blend counting and fine motor skills with Turner Tots’ hole punching caterpillar activity this spring! It’s an easy fine motor caterpillar activity - just print the leaves and gather your hole punchers for an activity that fascinates toddlers. When your toddlers are done, it will look like a group of hungry caterpillars made their way through your room!