Back to the bugs weekAdd your room's name and notes in the planner
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle time | Ask: How many legs does an ant have? | Calendar and weather | What did we learn so far? | Calendar and weather | What was your favorite part? |
| Books | Ants Are Strong | I See a Boy | Ants Are Strong again | Go, Snail, Go! | Who Lives Under the Log? |
| Craft | Show the materials | Egg-carton caterpillar: steps 1–2 | Finish it | Show and tell | Take it home |
| Song | Itsy Bitsy Spider (learn) | Sing it again | Sing it with actions | Sing it again | Sing it for the families |
| Snack | Ants on a Log | ||||
| Letter pack | Trace B b | Find B in the room | Color: B is for bug | ||
| Outside | Bug hunt | Free play | Bug hunt | Free play | Bug hunt |
| Notes |
Craft: Egg-carton caterpillar (a strip of egg carton (grown-up cuts), paint, pipe cleaners, sticker eyes), with a grown-up. Snack: Ants on a Log (swap: Peanut butter → sunflower seed butter), recipe at peabody.kids/kitchen/ants-on-a-log. Outside: Look under a log or a stone with a grown-up. Look, count and put it back. Never take a bug home.
This week: bugs
A bug week for twos to fours: ants, bees, snails and ladybugs, counting legs and a gentle bug hunt.
Our letter is B: B is for bug.
Our song is “Itsy Bitsy Spider”. The words are below, so you can sing it at home.
Our books: Ants Are Strong, I See a Boy, Go, Snail, Go!, Who Lives Under the Log?. The ones marked free can be read at peabody.kids, no sign-in.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout. Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain, And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.
Traditional; public domain.
Ask your child about…
- Ask your child what bug they found.
- Ask your child how many legs an ant has.