Category: Butterflies

Butterfly Alphabet Punch

6/3/2019

The free membership printable this week is 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.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday June 9th ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added a butterfly number punch.

butterfly alphabet punch

butterfly number punch for preschool and kindergarten

butterfly number punch added to the member's section

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Butterfly Alphabet Pick and Cover

6/5/2018

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butterfly alphabet pick and cover for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is Butterfly Alphabet Pick and Cover 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.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday June 10th ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added a shape matching activity.

butterfly alphabet pick and cover

butterfly number pick and cover for preschool and kindergarten

butterfly number pick and cover added to the member's section

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Butterfly Ten Frames

6/1/2017

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butterfly ten frames for preschool and kindergarten math

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 for math and number recognition as well as fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and then laminated them.

butterfly ten frames for preschool and kindergarten match

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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Butterfly Fine Motor Sheets

5/27/2016

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butterflyfine motor skills for preschool and kindergarten

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.

butterfly fine motor sheets for preschool and kindergarten

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

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Butterfly Color Clip Cards

5/24/2016

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butterfly color clip cards for preschool and kindergarten

butterfly roll and cover also added to the member's section

The free membership printable this week is butterfly color clip cards. This is a great activity 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. You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday May 29th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added three butterfly roll and cover mats.

butterfly roll and cover for preschool and kindergarten

butterfly roll and cover added to the member's section

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

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Butterfly Color Match

5/21/2015

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Butterfly Color Match Toddler and Preschool Activity

I have quite a few students that are struggling with colors so I made a butterfly matching activity that works on color recognition as well as fine motor development. I printed the butterflies on cardstock paper and laminated them along with the matching color circles.

After I cut them out I put magnets on the back of each of the color circles. I always use magnets regardless of weather we are working on a magnetic board or not because it adds extra weight to the pieces and also lifts them up so they are easier for the children to grasp.

I set the butterflies and matching color circles out in a basket and the children do this activity on the floor or table. They start by choosing a butterfly and then finding the matching color circle and place it on the blank circle on the butterfly. Play continues until all butterflies have been matched up.

You see a video if this activity by clicking below: