PreKindergarten “BUGS” Choice Board - Week of May 4th 

Each day choose 1-2 activities to practice. Mark off the squares as you go and feel free to
return this sheet with your child when school resumes. 
 
Math Ideas  Writing/Art Ideas  Literacy Ideas  Science Ideas 
Write out numbers  Generate a list of  Read a BUG story (or  Talk with your child 
0-20 on slips of paper.  different BUGS.  any story is fine) with  about BUG facts. 
Have your child put the  Parents write the  your family. Take  (six legs, some can fly, 
slips in number order.   words in large print,  turns retelling the  some do not fly) 
Ask what comes before,  and encourage your  story.   
after, between a given  child to write/copy 2-3. 
number. 

Count the BUGS that  Draw a picture of your  Try singing the  Discuss the life cycle 
you see around your  favorite BUG. Make  alphabet to the tune of  of a butterfly: 
town/neighborhood.  sure it has 6 legs! Why  “Mary had a Little  Egg, caterpillar, 
What color are they?  is it your favorite?  Lamb” like we do at 
chrysalis, and 
school. Click below to 
watch a video  butterfly. 
Point and Sing Video 
Make a pattern with  Build a BUG with  Sing and move to “Ants  Move like a Bug: 
different items around  play-doh or clay.  Go Marching”   *crawl like a caterpillar 
the house. (blocks,  *flutter like a 
beans, rocks, etc.)  butterfly 
*fly like a lady bug 
*march like an ant 

Practice writing  Draw a Lady Bug.  Generate words that  Make a list: Which bugs 
numbers 0-10 in shaving  rhyme with “BUG” (ex:  have wings? and Which 
cream.  Rug, Lug, etc.) Parents  bugs do NOT have 
write those words in  wings? 
large print and 
encourage child to copy 
  
with markers or 
crayons. 

Ask your child to count  Lay on your tummy and  “Swat” a letter.  Go on a Bug Scavenger 
to 10 aloud. Try the  write or trace your  Write 10 letters on  Hunt. 
“Math Way” like we do  first and last name on  cards and have your   
at school. (Notice  the floor with your  child “swat” the letter 
which finger to begin  finger.  or sound you say.  
with.)   
Count the Math Way
Video 
 
 ABC Point and Sing Chart