Wonderful Worms

THEME: Wonderful Worms and other Creepy Crawlies


Some books in our library
Spiders
Mighty Spiders
The Fascinating World of Insects
Backyard Insects
A Picture Book of Insects
The Icky Bug Counting Book
Quick as a Cricket
Hey, Little Ant
Where’s that Insect
Bugs
Full Worm Moon
Eency Weency Spider
The Creep, Crawly Book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Grouchy Ladybug

Mon.
Music/Movement: “Spiders and Snakes” Walk like spiders
Small Group: Create W booklet with wiggle worms and water colors
Book: Worm’s Wagon
Activity: Sing “What’s the Sound that Starts these words?” using W words
Religious Activity: Thank you God for Spiders wed yarn toss game

Tue.
Music/Movement: Spider walk and rolly poly races
Small Group: Create W booklet with wiggle worms and water colors
Book: Worm’s Wagon
Activity: Sing “What’s the Sound that Starts these words?” using W words
Religious Activity: Thank you God for Spiders wed yarn toss game.

Wed.
Music/Movement: Butterfly dancing with scarves
Small Group: Create a caterpillar with egg cartons, paint, pipe cleaners, goolies eyes
Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Activity: Butterfly life cycle- Flannel Board
Religious Activity: Create a class list: “Why Did God Make Spiders?”

Thurs.
Music/Movement: Butterfly dancing with scarves and spider walking
Small Group: Surprise Paint Butterflies
Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Activity: Butterfly life cycle floor puzzle – Flannel board
Religious Activity: Gospel Story / Create a class list: “Why Did God Make Spiders?”

Fri.
Music/Movement: Sing the “Itsy Bitsy Spider” and spider walk
Small Group: Create a worms with clay
Book: Miss Spider’s Tea Party
Activity: Spider web dot to dot/Sharing
Religious Activity: Gospel story

Sensory Table:
Soil and worms & pill bugs

Work Jobs:
Counting (plastic) flies
Buggy Bingo
Sequencing Insect Game
Ladybug Match-up
Wooden puzzles
File folder games
Pond life floor puzzle


Free Art:
Pastel paints,
College material for making bug.
Clay
Insect stencils
Insect stamps
Block & Accessories:
Frogs
Bugs
Lego’s
Marbled mazes

Dramatic Play:
Insect lab: lab coats, magnifying glass, microscopes, Bugs, twisters, glove, ect.

Overall Curriculum Objective:
Provide activities that reinforce rote counting to 20 and above, focus on the numbers 19 & 20. Introduce children to spiders, insects, bugs and butterflies.
Talk about their life cycles and their importance to the earth.
Learn the differences between spiders and bugs.

Religious Theme: We learn more about the insects and bugs God made for us.
Religion Objectives:
To help the children explore the world of insects and bugs and appreciate them as God’s gift to us.
To encourage the children to appreciate the ways that insects help us.
Prayer: “Thank you God for all your creatures, insects, bugs and spiders too. Amen.”
Prayer Center:
Thank you God for insects, bugs and spiders- Counting and sorting spiders and bugs. Bug file folder games

Each of the following will be introduced in class this month through books, activities and music:
Artist: Andy Warhol
Music: Irish
Native flower: California Fuchsia
Act of Grace: Holy Water
Saint: St. Patrick

Some ideas for experiences with your child at home.
Clap out words and names.
Cut paper
Count everything
Measure things around the house using a ruler