In my last post, I wrote about how my ladybug themed unit didn't pan out due to the girls being sick. Well, we finally got around to having our ladybug day yesterday. It was so much fun and the girls loved watching and experiencing the live ladybugs.
We started out by reading a couple of Ladybug Girl books and a book teaching the life cycle of the ladybug. Then we started painting our ladybug craft (we needed time to let it dry before we could finish it). Lyla used crayons to color her ladybug :)
Next, we worked on some ladybug preschool activities. These were free printables downloaded from Confessions Of A Homeschooler.
Ladybug lacing. Stella did this all by herself. It is a great fine motor exercise.
Stella working on her pre-writing skills. We also worked on making circles this week.
Finally, we went out to my daughter's backyard to release the ladybugs into her garden. What fun! My daughter took some amazing photos of the girls experiencing the ladybugs. My camera - not so good. Here are just a few of my pics.
After much ladybug watching, we went inside to eat lunch and have a special ladybug cake.
Our ladybug craft had finally dried so now it was time to add the finishing touches.
Adding the eyes.
Painting the black spots.
Voila!!! It's done.
That was our fun Ladybug Day. I'm so glad we finally got to do this unit. Lyla loves birds, so I'm going to try to put together an owl themed unit. It's so much fun spending time with these sweet little girls. I think I'm the luckiest and most blessed Nana in the world.
Thanks for letting us share with you.
