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[Theme: Insects or Bugs]
[CynthiaReed3]
[CE215: Early Childhood Curriculum Planning ]
Kaplan University
[Prof: Kimberly Govea ]
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Activity 1
Activity name: “Making their own Insects or Bugs” for example: “Egg Carton Caterpillars”
Age group: preschool 3-5yrs old
Objective(s): (What should the child know or be able to do at the end of the activity? Why are
you doing this activity?)
Recognition of creativity of their own unique individual artistic abilities is their milestones for
early childhood educational learning abilities. This activity provides creative engagements in
sensory and creative artistic abilities in each own child’s unique individual learning styles and
abilities.
Developmental domain addressed: (cognitive, physical, communication, social/emotional,
adaptive – include a short paragraph explaining how the activity focuses on the chosen domain)
Children may learn to cognitively brainstorm all sorts of unique creative artistic ways of creating
their own caterpillars according to their own unique individual personalities. Children may learn
to physically use their small fine motor skills by creating their own caterpillars. Children will
emotionally experience a variety of different emotions: excitement from the creation of the
artistic project, curiosity of what each other’s insects or bugs will look like when finished and
inspirational learning for all the unique creations of different caterpillars (insects and or bugs)
that there are. Children may learn to socially communicate and share ideas about how to create
their own caterpillars; plus their similarities and or differences amongst one another’s artistic
creation of their caterpillars. Children will learn to socially communicate and share ideas about
their ethnic/culture similarities amongst one another’s backgrounds as to where they’re from and
what types of caterpillars (insects and or bugs) live where.
Environmental arrangement: tables and chairs set up with artistic and craft and science materials.
List of Materials:
• Egg cartons
• Assorted colors oil paint
• Assorted colored pipe cleaners
• Googol eyes
Tools/Equipment needed:
• Paint brushes
• White glue
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Method/Procedures:
1. The teacher and the children sit in a circle at a round table with chairs.
2. Then the children will paint their egg cartons caterpillars.
3. Children will pick from the pile of assorted colored pipe cleaners which ones they would like to
use.
4. Then the children will glue the colored pipe cleaners onto the egg cartons for the caterpillars’
antennas and legs.
5. And last the children will glue the googol eyes onto the egg cartons caterpillars’.
6. Dry 24 hours.
Guidance and Suggestions:
• Making their own insects or bugs could be difficult for some children to be able to accomplish at
their particular age group. There for some children may be so interested in all the materials being
provided; they will want to create a collage of materials.
• Display the final product of the children’s artwork all around the classroom at school.
• The children should be able to use glue containers with paint brushes to limit the amount glue
being used.
• Questions to be asked by the teacher to the children are: “What different kinds of bugs and or
insects are there?” “What kind of bug did you make?” Give examples of what different kinds of
bugs and or insects there are; such as butterflies, caterpillars, dragon flies, and so on.
Quick ideas for follow-up activities: (After doing this activity, where could you go from here?
(With the knowledge they have gained)
In an early childhood educational program, children will be learning and benefiting mostly from
having actual realistic examples of samples of insects such as caterpillars and butterflies in
nature houses in the classroom to be able to follow the unique phases of the different life cycle
stages caterpillars and butterflies. Children will absolutely love learning from having actual
realistic examples of insects such as caterpillars and butterflies in a nature walk.
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Activity 2
Activity name: “Making their own Insects or Bugs” for example: “Coffee filter Butterflies”
Age group: preschool 3-5yrs old
Objective(s): (What should the child know or be able to do at the end of the activity? Why are
you doing this activity?)
Recognition of creativity of their own unique individual artistic abilities is their milestones for
early childhood educational learning abilities. This activity provides creative engagements in
sensory and creative artistic abilities in each own child’s unique individual learning styles and
abilities.
Developmental domain addressed: (cognitive, physical, communication, social/emotional,
adaptive – include a short paragraph explaining how the activity focuses on the chosen domain)
Children may learn to cognitively brainstorm all sorts of unique creative artistic ways of creating
their own butterflies according to their own unique individual personalities. Children may learn
to physically use their small fine motor skills by creating their own butterflies. Children will
emotionally experience a variety of different emotions: excitement from the creation of the
artistic project, curiosity of what each other’s butterflies will look like when finished and
inspirational learning for all the unique creations of different butterflies that there are. Children
may learn to socially communicate and share ideas about how to create their own butterflies;
plus their similarities and or differences amongst one another’s artistic creation of their
butterflies. Children will learn to socially communicate and share ideas about their ethnic/culture
similarities amongst one another’s backgrounds as to where they’re from and what types of
butterflies live where.
Environmental arrangement: tables and chairs set up with artistic and craft and science materials.
List of materials:
• Coffee filters
• Assorted colors water paint
• Assorted colored pipe cleaners
• Google eyes
Tools/Equipment needed:
• water colors
• colored pipe cleaners
• White glue
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Method/Procedures:
1. You the teacher and the children sit in a circle at a round table with chairs.
2. Children will pick from the assorted colors of water paint which ones they would like to use as
well.
3. Then the children will paint their coffee filter butterflies.
4. Children will pick from the pile of assorted colored pipe cleaners which ones they would like to
use.
5. Then the children will glue the colored pipe cleaners onto the coffee filters butterflies for the
insect’s and or bug’s antennas.
6. And last the children will glue the googol eyes onto the coffee filters butterflies.
7. Dry 24 hours.
Guidance and Suggestions:
• Making their own insects or bugs could be difficult for some children to be able to accomplish at
their particular age group. There for some children may be so interested in all the materials being
provided; they will want to create a collage of materials.
• Display the final product of the children’s artwork all around the classroom at school.
• The children should be able to use glue containers with paint brushes to limit the amount glue
being used.
• Questions to be asked by the teacher to the children are: “What different kinds of bugs and or
insects are there?” “What kind of bug did you make?” Give examples of what different kinds of
bugs and or insects there are; such as butterflies, caterpillars, dragon flies, and so on.
Quick ideas for follow-up activities: (After doing this activity, where could you go from here
with the knowledge they have gained?)
In an early childhood educational program, children will be learning and benefiting mostly from
having actual realistic examples of samples of insects such as caterpillars and butterflies in
nature houses in the classroom to be able to follow the unique phases of the different life cycle
stages caterpillars and butterflies. Children will absolutely love learning from having actual
realistic examples of insects such as caterpillars and butterflies in a nature walk.
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Activity 3
Activity name: “Making their own Spider Webs” for example: “Ribbon Spider Webs”
Age group: preschool 3-5yrs old
Objective(s): (What should the child know or be able to do at the end of the activity? Why are
you doing this activity?)
Recognition of creativity of their own unique individual artistic abilities is their milestones for
early childhood educational learning abilities. This activity provides creative engagements in
sensory and creative artistic abilities in each own child’s unique individual learning styles and
abilities.
Developmental domain addressed: (cognitive, physical, communication, social/emotional,
adaptive – include a short paragraph explaining how the activity focuses on the chosen domain)
Children may learn to cognitively brainstorm all sorts of unique creative artistic ways of creating
their own spiders and their webs according to their own unique individual personalities. Children
may learn to physically use their small fine motor skills by creating their own spiders and their
webs. Children will emotionally experience a variety of different emotions: excitement from the
creation of the artistic project, curiosity of what each other’s spiders and their webs will look like
when finished and inspirational learning for all the unique creations of different spiders and
spider webs that there are. Children may learn to socially communicate and share ideas about
how to create their own spiders and their webs; plus their similarities and or differences amongst
one another’s artistic creation of their spiders and their webs. Children will learn to socially
communicate and share ideas about their ethnic/culture similarities amongst one another’s
backgrounds as to where they’re from and what types of spiders live where.
Environmental arrangement: tables and chairs set up with artistic and craft and science materials.
List of materials:
• Assorted colored construction paper
• Assorted colored ribbons
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• Color pages of different types of spiders
Tools/Equipment needed:
• Assorted colors
• Scissors
• White glue
Method/Procedures:
1. The teacher and the children sit in a circle at a round table with chairs.
2. Children will color all different types of spiders on color sheets
3. Then the children will cut out their spiders to glue on their spider webs.
4. Children will pick from the assorted colored construction paper of which color they would like to
use as well.
5. Children will pick from the assorted colored ribbons of which colors they would like to use as
well.
6. Then the children will glue their colored ribbons onto the colored construction paper to make
their spider webs.
7. Then the children will glue their spiders onto their webs.
8. Dry 24 hours.
Guidance and Suggestions:
• Making their own insects or bugs could be difficult for some children to be able to accomplish at
their particular age group. There for some children may be so interested in all the materials being
provided; they will want to create a collage of materials.
• Display the final product of the children’s artwork all around the classroom at school.
• The children should be able to use glue containers with paint brushes to limit the amount glue
being used.
• Questions to be asked by the teacher to the children are: “What different kinds of spiders are
there?” “What kind of spider web did you make?” Give examples of what different kinds of
spiders there are; such as black widows, brown recluse, etc and so on.
Quick ideas for follow-up activities: (After doing this activity, where could you go from here with
the knowledge they have gained?)
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In an early childhood educational program, children will be learning and benefiting mostly from
having actual realistic examples of them creating a human spider web with a ball of yarn. Children
will absolutely love learning from having actual realistic examples of insects such as spiders,
caterpillars, and butterflies in a nature walk.
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