Ladybugs and Ladybug Family

First of all, TGIF!!! This week has seriously felt like the longest week of the school year! Parent conferences and a field trip all in one week! Plus, we still have one week to go until Spring Break. Holy moly, next week might feel even longer!! But I certainly am loving all the fun things I get to teach for spring! Last weekend Mrs. Ayala posted the sweetest little ladybug family picture that she found in her backyard...most of you are aware by now of my themed family obsession! So I just had to create a ladybug family.

My students really enjoyed the labeling activities that I created to go along with the gingerbread family in December, so the ladybug family has a lot of those similar activities.

I started off by projecting the labeled ladybug picture onto the big screen and we discussed the different parts of the ladybug. 

 We talked about how the thorax and the abdomen make up the body. 

Then I gave my students their own labeling sheet and had them complete it on their own. They did a really great job! Here's my sample:

Then we used what we learned about ladybugs to make our ladybug families. I had my students use thumbprints for the body because I was upset that we didn't get to use them for our groundhog families! But I'm also planning on putting the step-by-step ladybug drawing directions in our art center for them to use.

I always tell my students that they need to draw the same amount of "objects" as members in their family but that never happens...haha!

Because {yes, typed it correctly!!} it's Friday, and what's a Friday without something free?? You can click {here} for the ladybug family template free!

Next week we are going to read The Grouchy Ladybugand make a little ladybug craftivity/telling time book. Our math text is finally introducing time. {Like I haven't been doing that all along!}

And finally, we'll write about what makes us grouchy. Can't wait for that!!!

You can get a copy of all these activities at my TpT store and TN shop for only $3.50!



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