Spring is here and it’s the perfect time for ladybugs, so we decided to start the season off with some great hands on learning. This easy ladybug life cycle sensory play and fun coloring pages make for the start of a wonderful ladybug unit study. Are you ready to check out our preschool ladybug week?
Ladybug Activities for Preschoolers
Ladybug Life Cycle Activities
We added in a few wonderful ladybug books. Ladybugs, Are You a Ladybug and A Ladybugs Life.
Ladybug Sensory Play
Painting our soon to be ladybug rocks.
All you need is a few clean rocks and red paint. Allow the children to paint the rocks (ours needed about 2/3 coats) to use for your ladybugs. When they dry you can add the black dots or have them add the black dots (we used a marker), you could definitely use paint if you wanted to. Glue on the eyes and you have your ladybugs 🙂
Exciting and Educational Sensory Fun!
We love Ladybugs!!
Hands on learning and is so much fun.
We have been enjoying ladybugs so much lately, check out these sweet count and clip cards for preschoolers.
Exploring Things Up In the Sky (Free Printables)
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The Natural Homeschool says
March 29, 2015 at 1:53 amHow cute! Love the idea! 😀
Natasha says
March 28, 2015 at 7:52 amYeah, I enjoyed this here! Some great ideas and I can’t wait to give those counting cards you suggested a try.
Colleen Kessler says
March 28, 2015 at 4:27 amI love this whole post. We raise ladybugs each year and release them into the garden, so we’ll definitely be adding in some of these great ideas this year. Thanks for the inspiration!
Nicolette Roux (Powerful Mothering) says
March 28, 2015 at 2:33 amThis looks like tons of fun! and the kids get to paint too. i think we need to make some rock lady bugs soon
Devany says
March 27, 2015 at 1:48 pmPainting the ladybug rocks looks like such messy fun! I love it!!!
Jodie @ Growing Book by Book says
March 27, 2015 at 12:00 pmWhat a wonderful learning experience! I love the sensory part!
Elaine Goh says
March 26, 2015 at 2:05 amThis looks like so much fun! Thanks for sharing!
Danielle says
March 26, 2015 at 1:12 amThe sensory bin is really inviting! My son would love it!
Theresa says
March 25, 2015 at 3:06 pmI love the cute ladybug rocks! The count and clip cards are a great preschool counting activity. So fun!
Kim says
March 25, 2015 at 1:52 pmI love all these activities!! I’ve had my eye on those ladybug clip cards!
Cerys says
March 25, 2015 at 1:00 pmBrilliant – I love the ladybird rocks – art and sensory for science with young preschoolers is brilliant.
Amanda Boyarshinov says
March 25, 2015 at 11:17 amWhat a fantastic art and sensory connection. We don’t have larva, but may make ours with playdough!