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I created this Bee Life Cycle free printable worksheet because I couldn’t find any that were suitable for my son online. Last year, he was telling me all about the tadpoles they were observing his classroom so we did some worksheets about the Frog Life Cycle. This year, he’s really into insects. We even planted some wildflowers in the garden hoping there will be plenty of pollinators for him to observe this coming Spring! I hope you find this to be a useful addition to your bug learning unit too.
Other Printable Bugs Centers and Worksheets
1) Bugs and Butterflies Themed Literacy and Math Centers – 10 Spring theme literacy and math games galore to get kids excited about bugs and butterflies!
2) Bumblebee Addition Game – Colorful bee themed math game for kids to practice simple sums to 10.
3) Counting Colorful Bugs Book – Printable bug themed counting and coloring book from 1 to 10, great for spring!
4) Count The Fireflies 1-10 – This set of counting clip cards will light up your child’s day!
Bee Life Cycles Setup
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Using This Spring Science Printable
There are a few variations included in this free printable. First, I would suggest printing out the cover page and laminating it to use as a poster in the classroom or teaching tool. This gives an overview of the whole bee life cycle.
There are 2 full-color pages that you can print out and prepare as a file folder game. The page with the empty spaces can be placed on one side of the folder and the pictures and names for your student to stick unto the correct spaces can be arranged on the other side. They can use the original poster as a guide to ensure they are placing the images and names in the right order.
If you’re preparing a full bug learning unit, there are also black and white worksheets included where preschoolers or kindergarteners will enjoy cutting and pasting the names and pictures into the empty spaces.
Bring your lessons to life with these fun educational tools:
Create A Beeswax Candle Activity Kit
Solitary Bee Habitat
Offbits Insect – Bee
Like this? Then you’ll love my 10 Bugs and Butterflies Themed Literacy and Math Centers. These easy-prep games will get your students working on letters, phonics, numbers and more!
Games included:
1) Bugs Playdough Counting Mats – Blank ten frame to count out playdough ball ‘insects’ + playdough number formation
2) Butterfly Spots Counting Clipcards to 20
3) Bugs Arrange By Size – 5 different bugs, 6 sizes each
4) Bumblebee Match By Math – Match the bee to the correct flower by solving the simple addition sums to 10
5) Caterpillar Complete The Pattern Strips – Use pompoms, dot markers, dot stickers, or other colored manipulatives to complete the patterns. Includes ABAB, AABB, ABCABC and ABCB patterns.
6) Butterfly Alphabet Match – Upper and lowercase matching cards. Single color and multicolor letter cards included
7) Catching Butterfly Beginning Sounds – Match objects to the correct letters.
8) Caterpillar Order Alphabet Strips – Look at the set of 5 letters and decide if they’re in the correct order then choose thumbs up or down.
9) Ladybug Tracing Lines – Fine motor pre-writing practice, 4 mats included.
10) Leaves for Lunch Ants Alphabet Sort – Divide up letter cards into vowels and consonants.
Check it out for more ready-to-go fun!
Books About Insects That We Love:
More Free Insect Printables:
1) Counting 1 to 20 Ladybugs – Include this free printable in your insect learning unit to combine math and fine motor strengthening this Spring.
2) Firefly Counting – This math activity is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and homeschooling or for busy parents looking for something their little one can do independently.
3) Bugs Graphing – Kids will love using this hands-on math printable graphing the number of bugs they can find outdoors or, if you don’t have a garden, indoors in a sensory tub.
4) Counting Colorful Bugs Book – Printable bug-themed counting and coloring book from 1 to 10, great for spring!
5) Honey Bee Life Cycle – hands-on printable about the life cycle of bumblebees.
6) Count The Worms 1-10 – Practice early math skills while strengthening fine motor muscles with this set of clip cards that are perfect for Spring.
7) Insects Sort By Quantity – Help preschoolers develop number sense with this insect-themed activity
8) Bumblebee Addition Game – Colorful bee-themed math game for kids to practice simple sums to 10.
9) Count The Bees 1-10 – Bee-themed activities are always a hit at our house and this set of 1-10 counting clip cards is no exception!
10) Count The Fireflies 1-10 – Count up to 10 fireflies caught in the jar.
Spring Printables To Complete Your Lesson Plan:
1) May Spring Printable Worksheets Pack – 50 pages of free printable worksheets including a variety of literacy, math, and fine motor activities.
2) Spring Flowers Draw and Count – Students will need to draw the number of flowers stated on the page.
3) Spring Code Words – Solve the coded puzzle to find out the Spring themed vocabulary words.
4) Spring Counting Clipcards – This activity is perfect for preschool number recognition, one-to-one correspondence, and counting skills.
5) Spring Color By Number Pack – There are 6 spring-themed color-by-number pages included in this pack.
6) Bird Theme 3 Part Cards – Set up this free printable as proper 3 part cards for a spring literacy activity or as a preschool science center to help your students learn the names of different birds.
7) Weather Math Worksheets Pack – 9 different math worksheets inside this weather-themed activity pack for working on number order, shapes, counting etc.
8) Count The Kites 1-10 – Practice counting while strengthening their little hand muscles at the same time with this set of counting clip cards.
9) Raindrops Counting Frames – Keep your kids busy indoors with this rain-themed counting activity.
10) Missing Number Eggs – Practice counting from 1-20 with this cut and paste activity.
