Topics we love to share!
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Links to Welcome Letters & Teacher Tips |
Activity Sheets
Picture Talk, Activities to Share & a Daily
Thoughts Question. |
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Seasons |
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Spring selections
include counting, a spring walk, caring for a new baby, and garden
explorations! |
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| Self
& Identity |
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Make
a Me Book!
Put together a great "All About
Me" book with your child. Makes a very special
keepsake. |
May
7 - May 14
Activity Sheets feature offer page-a-day links to make your own
"All About Me" books -- whole self collages, a
collection of tastes & more. |
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Love, Family & Relationships |
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New
Baby!
Welcome a new baby into Jenny
Butterfly's family. Our flexible story is open to reading as
an introduction to adoption or biological birth. |
May
22 - May 30
Activity Sheets stress simple ways to enjoy and care for
a new baby. |
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Love
letters & poetry
Enjoy simple ideas to celebrate love
& enjoy introducing your favorite children to poetry.
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Feb.
12 - Feb. 17
Activity Sheets to celebrate love,
poetry & sharing.
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| Explore
shapes!
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Diamonds
Celebrate the diamond shape, practice
counting to seven & make a little kite book. |
May
15 - May 21
Activity Sheets feature offer cheerful and simple lessons to enjoy
the diamond shape. |
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Triangles
Count to three & celebrate the
triangle shape. |
April
15-21
Activity Sheets feature counting, shape-identification exercises
& simple project ideas. |
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Hearts
Introduce and celebrate the circle
shape! |
April
8-14
Activity Sheets feature fun heart projects. |
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Circles
Introduce and celebrate the circle
shape! |
April
1-7
Activity Sheets feature simple ways to learn about circles! |
| Nature,
Science |
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Butterfly
lifecycle
Reinforce the concepts of growth and
change. Share a butterfly's gradual transformation from egg
to caterpillar to butterfly. |
March
27-31
Activity Sheets feature the four stages of a butterfly's
life: egg, caterpillar, pupa and butterfly.
Coordinated mini-poster! |
Alphabet! |
Share a letter a day!
Basic
Butterfly School Alphabet |
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In 4 weeks you can grow an
alphabet book full of flowers and healthy vegetables! Spring
Garden A - D
Feeling springy? Design a dream
garden, make a flower collage, think about seeds!
Garden
Alphabet E - K
Build an alphabet book full of flowers
& healthy vegetables.
Garden
Alphabet L - R
Expand your child's sense of smell with
fragrant activities.
Garden
Alphabet S - Z
Explore colors with your child!
Learn about some unusual flowers as we complete our alphabet book
with letters x, y and z! |
Garden
Sheets: A, B, C, D
Activity Sheets feature one letter per day & simple
projects to celebrate the arrival of spring: flowers, seeds
& more!
Week
2: E, F, G, H, I, J, K
eggplant, fern, hollyhock, iris, jonquil & kale!
Week 3: L, M, N, O, P, Q, R Lily-of-the-valley, oregano & roses!
Kitchen activities to explore the sense of smell.
Week 4: S, T, U, V, W, X, Y,
Z Sunflowers, zinnias and more!
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Health |
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Doctor
Visit!
Ease your next trip to the doctor --
help your child learn more about the basics with Butterfly School
before you go! |
April
29- May 6
Activity Sheets feature basic wellness check experiences:
temperature check, eye check, ear check, throat check and more. |
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Classics:
Visit the
dentist
Join a caterpillar's first visit to the dentist! Creatively reinforce good dental hygiene.
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Healthy Teeth Activity Sheets
Try these, or review them, one week before your child's next dentist
visit.
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Have
a cold? Get rest & get healthy.
Everyone in the caterpillar family has a
cold & needs to rest. Join in the restful activities and
focus on health! |
January
23 - 30
Activity Sheets encourage
expression, patience, resting
and quiet activities. |
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Winter
Fever!
Young Sophie wakes up feeling sick &
father Grant is ready to make a long day inside lots of fun! |
Feb.
6 - Feb. 11
Activity Sheets for phone calls,
taking medicine cheerfully, cozy chair fun & more!
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Exercise / Walking |
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Spring
Walk
Count to three & celebrate the
triangle shape. |
April
22-28
Activity Sheets feature a healthy walk outside! Activity bonus: make
paper tulips! make
a frog friend . . . |
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Winter
Walk
Join a grandmother, granddaughter and
friend as they take in the sights and sounds of winter! |
Jan.
31 - Feb. 5
Activity Sheets offer inspiration
for winter fun, indoors & outside.
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Winter
Exercise
Shake off the snow & enjoy fun
winter activities -- build a snow caterpillar, make snowshoes and
more! |
January
16 - 22
Fun sheets explore healthy winter
exercises -- with tips to play along indoors. |
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Gifts & Thanks!
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Making Gifts
Special gifts include those we make!
Keep it simple & have fun. |
December
4 - 10
Kid caterpillars create gifts for the
special Butterflies in their lives. |
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Giving
Special Thanks
Extend good feelings when you
offer special thanks for gifts received in the holiday season. |
December 11 - 17
Easy wrapping paper fans recycle holiday
papers.
Little leaf cards of thanks. |
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Art! |
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Visit
an art museum
Share the joy of creating something unique.
Keep your eyes open for art in the landscape. Appreciate the work of other artists.
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Museum Activity Sheets Explore treasures in an art museum: sculpture, mobiles, paintings
and more!
Coordinated links to inspiring
museum pieces.
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Counting |
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Spring
Counting letter!
Enjoy simple counting exercises.
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Spring
Activity
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Count
the Letters
Great ideas-- combine counting exercises
with learning the alphabet. Start reading letters! |
Feb.
18 - Feb. 24
Activity Sheets to introduce
letters r, s, t, u, v & w. Simple games to share. |
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Count
in the New Year
Fifteen fun days of
counting,
creative counting ideas 1 - 15.
Count lucky stars with your favorite children! |
January 1 - 15
Count from 1 - 15 with Zippy, Zoomy and
friends. |
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