Julianne Butler Curriculum Planning Map

Age Group: Preschool

Theme: Insects and Bugs

Math Science Manipulatives

1. Bug Counts 1. A buggy home 1. Bug puzzles

2. Bug observe and 2. Bee Product 2. Alphabet bug match
compare Inspection 3. Insect memory
3. How many bugs in a 3. Bug viewer
jar?

Reading/Writing Physical Dramatic Play

1. Caterpillars, Bugs and 1. Bug/Insect hunt 1. Act out caterpillar to

Butterflies 2. Hide the Bug Butterfly
2. The Hungry caterpillar (hide/seek with bug) 2. Act out The Hungry
3. From Caterpillar to 3. Bug home game Caterpillar
Butterfly 3. Insect/bug puppets

Art Large Group Small Group

1. Clay Bugs/Insects 1. Dance to Ants go 1. Playdoh Insect

2. Marching On Imprint Fossils
2. All the insects are 2. Draw favorite parts of
3. Bug Prints sleeping (act out that days stories
insects) 3. Building
3.
discussion