Here is a cute butterly activity for letter recognition and fine motor skills development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them along the center line on each page and laminated them.

We used buttons to use as cover-ups but you can also use pom poms ... play dough ... do-a-dot markers ... or the cover-up circles I have included with the patterns.

In this activity children cover up the same letter that is on the butterfly on each card. I have included black and white as well as part and full color patterns so you have a choice in what to print out.

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section. which is also where I have added Butterfly Number Cover-Up Cards.

Here is a butterfly alphabet punch for letter recognition and fine motor development. You can print the patterns on either cardstock or regular paper.  

I used a paper slicer to to cut the strips.  I purchased mine at Michael's craft store but they can be purchased online as well. I made the patterns in both black and white and color so you would have a choice of what to print.

In this activity children use a hole punch to punch the dots on under the letters on each strip that match the letter on the butterflies. You can also use mini or regular clothespins as well as large plastic paper clips.

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where I have added a butterfly number punch.

We recently went to a butterfly garden and to follow up on that theme I made a butterfly pick and cover activity for letter recognition and fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and then laminated them. 

I made both uppercase and lowercase letter mats along with letter cards.  In this activity the children pick a letter card and then cover up the same letter on the butterfly mat. Play continues until all letter have been covered.  You can use glass beads ... playdough ... pom poms ... buttons for the cover-ups.   

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where I have added a shape matching activity.

We are finishing up out butterfly theme this week and I made butterfly ten frames for our math center.  The ten frames are from my upcoming Early Learning Ten Frames release which will be available for download soon!!

Ten frames are great f​or math and number recognition as well as fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and then laminated them. 

Children pick a card and put the correct number of counters on the frames.  You can choose to set all of the numbers out or just a few. For younger children I recommend starting with numbers 1-5 or 1-10.  The set comes with numbers 1-20. Click the link below to download.

butterfly ten frames

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I made a set of four butterfly themed learning sheets to work on both scissor and pre-writing skills.  The patterns come in both black and white as well color so you have a choice of what to print. 

I print the scissor skill sheets on regular paper for the children to cut and print the fine motor sheets on cardstock paper.  I then laminate the cardstock sheets and set them out with washable markers. You can grab the patterns for free below.

butterfly fine motor sheets

Here are some butterfly color clip cards that are great for color recognition as well as fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out ... and then laminated them.

I set the butterfly cards out along with some clothespins.  There are twelve color cards so you want to make sure you have at least twelve clothespins for the children to use.

In this activity the children pick a butterfly card and clip a clothespin on the matching color. Play continues until all the butterfly cards have been clipped. As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where I have added three butterfly roll and cover mats.

You can see a video of the butterfly color clip cards below: