Bugs for kindergarten
Kids' Songs about Bugs & Insects, Pre-K, Preschool, Kindergarten
By Karen Cox | Affiliate Disclosure | Filed Under: Bug Theme
Try these kids’ songs about Bugs & Insects to use when you are reading bug books to children and/or during a Bug Theme.
These song videos are collected from You Tube. Use them in the classroom by either playing the audio only over the computer’s speakers, or project the videos onto a computer projector.
The Ladybug Song, by The Kiboomers
Ladybug Song, by Maple Leaf Learning
Caterpillar Crawled, by The Kiboomers
Hungry Caterpillar, by The Learning Station
Life Cycle of a Butterfly, by Jack Hartmann
Butterfly Metamorphosis, by Jack Hartmann
Butterfly, Butterfly!, by Harry Kindergarten
Butterfly Song, by Maple Leaf Learning
The Ants Go Marching, by Super Simple Songs
Five Hungry Ants, by The Kiboomers
The Ants Go Marching, by The Kiboomers
I’m Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee, by The Kiboomers
Here is the Beehive, by The Kiboomers
I Love Bugs, by Maple Leaf Learning
Counting with Bugs, by Maple Leaf Learning
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20 of the Best Bug and Insect Books for Kids
Here are some of the best bug and insect books for your kids. Your kids will love these selections. Use them in your class library, in your science area, or at circle time.
Are you looking for some books for your insects and bugs theme unit or lesson plan? Here are some insect books for kids that would be great additions to your library.
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Little Kids First Big Book of Bugs
This book has stunning photographs and facts about a variety of creepy crawlies. It’s a great non-fiction addition to your classroom library.
The Beeman
This is a great book about honey bees and beekeeping that is both informative and fun.
Are You a Ladybug?
Did you ever wonder what it would be like to be a ladybug? This beautiful book will help kids understand the life cycle of one of my favorite little insects.
Are You a Butterfly?
This is a beautiful, fact-filled book that will teach your kids about the life cycle of butterflies.
Are You an Ant?
Learn lots of interesting facts about ants with this one.
Are You a Bee?
A great book to help kids learn about bees. It has simple descriptions and great illustrations.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a must-read classic. Note that a butterfly does not spin a cocoon, but instead forms a chrysalis. I always like to point this fact out as I read.
The Grouch Ladybug
The little ladybug in this book learns that being grouchy isn’t always the best option. This book will help introduce manners and will promote discussion about social behavior.
In the Tall, Tall Grass
Denise Fleming provides vibrant illustrations and rhythmic text as she takes your kids on a tour of the backyard. This book might inspire them to explore their own backyard to find all kinds of creatures.
Waiting for Wings
Lois Ehlert’s bright illustrations will captivate your kids. The simple story tells the story of a butterfly’s life cycle.
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!
This is an adorable book with brightly colored collage illustrations. A bug chart at the back provides real-world comparisons so that readers know exactly how big each bug is. The book also includes a chart with fun facts such as the number of legs, where the bugs live, whether they fly, and if they sting.
The Bug Book
This is a great bug book with wonderful photographs and fun rhymes……”Fast bugs, slow bugs, off they go bugs.”
Bugs A to Z
This book combines fantastic photographs, interesting bug facts, and ABC’s.
Beetle Bop
The rhythmic text and gorgeous artwork in this book make it a fun way to learn about beetles. This is a great circle time book….and a favorite of mine.
Monarch Butterfly
Follow the life cycle of the monarch butterfly in this beautifully illustrated book.
A Butterfly is Patient
The lyrical text, phenomenal illustrations, and butterfly facts are combined into a beautiful book about butterflies. Each page begins with “A butterfly is….” sentence then includes 2-4 fact sentences. The book can easily be adapted for kids with shorter attention spans by reading fewer facts.
The Best Bug Parade
This is a great bug-themed book that will also help children learn size relationships. Although the book is without a plot, it will promote discussions about
- Big, bigger, biggest
- Small, smaller, smallest
- Long, longer, longest.
- Short, shorter, shortest.
I hope that this list of insect books for kids helps you out. Do you have some favorite books that you use during your insects and bugs study? I would love to hear about them. Check out these additional books for preschoolers.
Are you looking for additional insect-themed activities? Check out the following resources in my store:
"Spider bugs" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics).
Morning exercises in kindergarten. Exercises for children 3-5 years old "Spider bugs" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics). Morning exercises in kindergarten. Exercises for children 3-5 years old WikiReading
Morning exercises in kindergarten. Exercises for children 3-5 years old
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Content
"Spider bugs" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics)
Introduction
Children enter the hall. The teacher asks them a riddle:
Well... I'm sitting on a branch
And the sound "zhzhzh" I repeat.
Children. This is a beetle.
Educator. Today we are spider bugs. Let's take a walk in the field.
Walking in a column one after another (15 seconds).
Toe walking (15 seconds).
Slow run in column one at a time (10 seconds).
Fast run (5 seconds).
Walking one after another (10 seconds).
3-link construction.
Main part
Exercise "Funny bugs". Starting position: standing, legs slightly apart, hands behind the back. Extend your arms to the sides. Hide your hands behind your back. Repeat 6 times. The pace is moderate.
Advice to children: "Keep a stable body position."
Exercise "Bugs bask in the sun." Starting position: lying on your back, hands on the floor above your head. Turn on your stomach. Turn back. Repeat 5 times. The pace is moderate.
Showing a child. Rewards.
Exercise “Bugs are resting”. Starting position: lying on your back, arms along the body. Raise your arms and legs up, shake them. Return to starting position. Repeat 4 times.
Exercise "Bugs hid". Starting position: standing, legs slightly apart, arms down. Sit down, lower your head, grab your head with your hands.
Get up, straighten up well. Repeat 5 times. The pace is moderate.
Demonstration and explanation by the teacher.
Exercise "Funny bugs". Starting position: standing, feet together, hands on the belt. 10-15 jumps in place, alternating with walking. Repeat 3 times.
Final part
Educator. The bugs are tired, crawling across the clearing.
Loose walk at a slow pace (30 seconds).
This text is an introductory fragment.
"Pussy" (complex with elements of corrective and breathing exercises)
"Pussy" (complex with elements of corrective and breathing exercises) Introductory part Children enter the hall. Educator. Guess who's coming to visit us today: hairy, Mustachioed. soft paws, And the claws are sharp.
Children. Pussy.Educator. Let's play together with
"Geese" (complex with elements of breathing and corrective gymnastics)
"Geese" (complex with elements of breathing and corrective gymnastics) Introductory part Children enter the hall. Educator. Today we will be geese. Geese, geese. Children. Ga-ha-ha. Educator. Well, fly here! The guys are gathering near the teacher. Teacher. Geese walk around
"Trained dogs" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics)
"Trained dogs" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics) Introductory partChildren enter the hall. The teacher gives them a riddle: Sleeping in a booth The house is guarded. Who goes to the owner She lets you know. Children. Dog. Educator. That's right, guys, doggy. Visit us today at
"Hedgehog" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics)
"Hedgehog" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics) Introductory part Children enter the hall.
Educator. Guys, today we are going to visit. And to whom - guess: A ball is rolling in the forest, It has a prickly side. He hunts at night For bugs and mice. Children. Hedgehog.Educator.
"Squirrel" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics)
"Squirrel" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics) Introductory partChildren enter the hall. The teacher gives them a riddle: I wear a fluffy coat I live in a dense forest. In a hollow on an old oak I chew nuts. Educator. That's right, it's a squirrel. The teacher puts on a hat
"Zoo" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics)
"Zoo" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics) Introductory partChildren enter the hall. The teacher invites them to go to the zoo. We left kindergarten. (Walking in pairs, not holding hands (15 seconds).) We walk along a narrow path.
(Toe walking in
"Circus" (complex with elements of corrective and breathing exercises)
"Circus" (complex with elements of corrective and breathing exercises) Introductory partChildren enter the hall. The teacher invites them to go to the circus. Educator. They left kindergarten. (Walking in pairs, not holding hands (15 seconds).) We go around puddles so as not to wet our feet. (Walking
"Hiking in the forest" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics)
"Hiking in the forest" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics) Introductory partChildren enter the hall. The teacher invites them to go to the forest. Educator. I'm going down the path. (Walking in a column one at a time (15 seconds).) We go around the puddles. (Walking with side steps forward and backward (10 seconds each).)
"Chanterette-sister" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics)
"Chanterette-sister" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics) Introductory partChildren enter the hall.
The teacher gives them a riddle: Redhead, with a fluffy tail, Lives under a bush. Children . Chanterelle. Educator. That's right, guys, this is a fox-sister. Do you want her
"A trip to the autumn forest" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics)
"Hiking in the autumn forest" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics) Introductory part Children enter the hall. Educator. Guys, what time of year is it? (Children's answers.) Let's go to the autumn forest. What trees grow in the forest? (Children's answers.) Today we are not only
"Circus Bear Cubs" (complex with elements of breathing and corrective gymnastics)
"Circus Bear Cubs" (complex with elements of breathing and corrective gymnastics) Introductory partChildren enter the hall. The teacher gives them a riddle: The beast is shaggy, clubfoot, He sucks his paw in the den.
Children. Bear. Educator. Correctly. Have you ever been to a circus? A
"New Year's toys" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics)
"New Year's toys" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics) Introductory partChildren enter the hall. The teacher invites them to remember the New Year holiday, the Christmas tree, Christmas decorations. Educator. Today we will turn into New Year's toys. repeat after me
"Funny photographer" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics)
"Funny Photographer" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics) Introductory part Children enter the hall. Educator. A photographer is coming to visit us today. He will take pictures of those guys who perform the exercises beautifully and correctly. A photographer from
enters the hall"Jump rope" (complex with elements of corrective and breathing exercises)
"Jump rope" (complex with elements of corrective and breathing exercises) Introductory part Children enter the hall.
Educator. Guys, look what I brought you today. What's this? That's right, jump rope. It is so called because you can jump through it, jump. A
"Circus" (complex with elements of corrective and breathing exercises)
"Circus" (complex with elements of corrective and breathing exercises) Introductory partChildren enter the hall. The teacher invites them to go to the circus. We left kindergarten. (Walking in pairs, not holding hands (15 seconds).) We go around puddles so as not to wet our feet.
"Kind words" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics)
"Kind words" (complex with elements of corrective gymnastics) Introductory partChildren enter the hall. The teacher asks what their mood is today. Teacher. The complex of morning exercises that we will perform today is called “Kind Words”. We will be
On the development of mental cognitive processes
To consolidate specific knowledge
Continue to exercise long-term voluntary memory, and specifically such a memory process as reproduction in the field of color perception.
Reveal the volume of children's ideas about the names of colors familiar to children.
Game task
Find the right color pair for the bug's wing.
Game actions
Cardboard bugs with one wing are laid out on the table in front of the child, the other wing also lies on the table. The child selects a matching pair of wings for a cardboard beetle.
Rules of the game
Find a matching color pair for the beetle's wing.
Equipment
Game set: 5 cardboard beetles with a pair of colored wings: brown, yellow, blue, green, red.
Expected result
The child will consolidate the ability to correlate familiar colors, as well as their name, the mood will rise, the understanding of the function of wings in insects (beetles) will expand
Technological map of the organization of the didactic game
Theme: "Bugs"
| Purpose of the game | Motivational and incentive | Create conditions for motivating children to play. | Teacher's story (fairy tale) | The teacher invites the child to listen to a fairy tale (in the course of the story he moves the bugs): Q: Once upon a time there were funny bugs. They flew carefree from flower to flower and did not know grief. But one day, a bird of prey appeared above them. The bugs were terribly frightened and hurriedly tried to hide in the flower buds, but only each lost a wing. Now they could not carelessly fly and please people. Now they helplessly climbed the ground and wept. | A child is listening to a story. |
| Cardboard bugs | Goal setting | Creation of conditions for the natural acceptance of the goal of the forthcoming activity by children. | Dialogue with children, teacher's suggestion, | How can we help them? Let's find each bug lost wings, respectively by color. | The child starts looking for a matching pair of wings. |
| Cardboard bugs | Explanation of the rules |
| Questions and answers, demonstration by the teacher of the flight of a beetle, proposal. | Q: Katyusha, what color is your bug? Q: So what color is the wing that this bug lost? Q: Find and paste. The teacher takes a whole bug and imitates its flight over the child with the appropriate sound. Then the teacher offers to help the next bug. | K: Red K: Red. The child finds a suitable kit and inserts it into the slot in the bug. The child is looking for a pair of wings. |
| Cardboard bugs | Game activities | Continue to exercise long-term voluntary memory, and specifically such a memory process as reproduction in the field of color perception. To reveal the volume of children's ideas about the names of colors familiar to children. | Direct play actions of the child. | A child is looking for a color pair suitable for a beetle wing. | The child finds a color pair suitable for the beetle's wing. 
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