New Butterfly Unit

Spring is in the air and new life is popping up everywhere.  So, we thought we would bring you a BRAND “NEW” UNIT on BUTTERFLIES! 

All our printables are in one easy download. Just click the image above to download a single zip file of all the printables. (Can’t unzip it. Try Hamster Free Zip Archiver approved by Amber’s husband. Remember to download carefully.)

You will need to be able to view pop-ups to download the unit, as it will appear in a pop up window from our site! Last year’s printables are also included in this download.
Here are some of the printables that MAY BE included in this unit:

• Butterfly Parts 
• Patterns (ABAB and AABB)
• Roll & Graph
• Letter Sort
• Writing Maze
• Beginning Writing/Cutting Practice
• Size Sort
• Number Order Puzzle (1-10 and 11-20)
• Spelling Book
• Count & Clip

Tot Pack
Looking for some ideas for a younger tot? Check out our Butterfly Tot Pack. (Tot Packs inspired by 1+1+1=1.) Here are the printables included in this pack:  

• Butterfly Match
• Butterfly Shapes 
• Count the Caterpillars
• Butterfly Colors (mini book)
• Size Sequencing
• Butterfly Picture Puzzle

Products We Use with Our Units

Looking for more ideas?

• Devotional & Memory Verse Helps
• Butterfly Center Ideas
• Butterfly Count & Color Books 

There are also more ideas, units, printables and crafts available on our Pinterest Board!
We hope you enjoy these printables and please let us know if you have any issues with downloading or using the items provided. 

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Butterfly Center Ideas

This week we are creating a brand new unit on Butterflies!!  Are you excited??? 

Butterflies are a huge hit on the web, so it wasn’t hard for me to find some fabulous resources that can be use in independent centers.  Remember to go over how to do the activity with your kiddo before allowing them to do it independently.

Pretend Play

For our butterfly week, I found some felt patterns for the The Very Hungry Caterpillar from Making Learning Fun.

Felt Board Pieces for Very Hungry Caterpillar

Felt or Flannel boards are a fun way to retell stories or even for matching activities.  If you don’t have one, they are easy to make.  I found several tutorials on the web, my favorite from Itty Bitty Love. I love that it is small for kiddos and CHEAP!!  If you’d like to make a bigger one then check out Totally Tots or Teach Preschool for inspiration.

Play-Dough

I created a few play-dough mats to go with this week’s theme. I suggest you print them front to back and laminate them, so they can be used over and over again!  To keep your kiddos engaged even longer, provide a few butterfly cookie cutters.

Play-Dough Mats: Butterflies

Art

Spell Outloud has some wonderful craft ideas, plus more on her Squidoo page.  Just scroll down a bit to find the instructions.

 

Butterfly Unit from Spell Outloud

Have fun fluttering through these activities.

Butterfly Counting and Coloring Books

Here are two new color and counting books to use with this brand new butterfly unit! 

Color Book:

 

Counting Book for numbers 1-10:

 

 

I hope you enjoy using them!