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Objective:
Creating simple sensory bins for exploring insects.
Skill Development: Sensory Play
Age Range: Preschool
Messiness: Medium
Sensory Bin:
Fill a bin or sensory table with dried lentils. Place the insect figurines in and offer the other materials.
Play:
Children can scoop and pour the lentils, which encourages fine motor skills. Using jumbo tweezers, children can dig for and pick up the bugs.
Discuss:
What insects can you find?
What colors do you see?
Movement:
Pretend to be the bugs and crawly things by acting them out: Slither like a snake. Jump like a frog. Hop like a grasshopper.
Books to Read:
- I Love Bugs by Philemon Sturges (pictured)
- Bug IQ by Smart Kids (includes poster)
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
