Bugs Storytime Lesson Plan
Bugs Storytime Lesson Plan
Books
Some
Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi &
Brendan Wenzel, Beach Lane Books, 2014
I Love Bugs by Emma Dodd, Holiday
House, 2010
Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! by Bob Barner,
Chronicle Books, 1999
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric
Carle, Scholastic, 1994
Bugs Galore, by Peter Stein, Candlewick
Books, 2013
Beetle Bop by Denise Fleming, Harcourt
Children’s Books, 1997
Pest Fest by Julia Durango, Simon
& Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007
The Bugliest Bug by Carol Diggory Shields,
Candlewick Press, 2002
Bug Dance by Stuart J. Murphy,
HarperCollins, 2002
Over in the Garden by Jennifer Ward,
Northland Publishing, 2002
Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin,
HarperCollins, 2013 (reprint)
The Big Bug Ball by Dee Lillegard,
Troll Associates, 1999
Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horacek,
Candlewick Press, 2007
Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill
Martin Jr. and Lois Ehlert, Beach Lane Books, 2011
Are You a Butterfly? by Judy Allen
and Tudor Humphries, Kingfisher Books, 2003 (reprint)
Step Gently Out by Helen Frost and
Rick Lieder, Candlewick Press, 2012
Songs
Ants go Marching –100
Sing-Along Songs for Kids CD
Insects All Around
Can You Move With Me
Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)—Laurie Berkner’s Under a Shady Tree CD
Fingerplays/Action Rhymes
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Roly Poly Caterpillar
Art
Project
Egg carton caterpillars
Bead caterpillars
Every Child Ready to Read Skills/Practices
Sing—children sing along with songs during storytime
Talk—ask the children about some of
the bugs in Some Bugs—have they seen any? How do they move? etc
Read—ask the children to read the numbers aloud with you in Over
in the Garden, or repeat “still hungry”
in Very Hungry Caterpillar, underlining words with your finger
Write— children write names on their
craft projects
Play—children can practice wiggling
like a worm, hopping like a grasshopper, etc during stories or during Can You
Move With Me
Possible Asides to Parents & Caregivers
Reading books with novel words and learning to describe things in different ways helps build vocabulary.
Pointing out letters or words on a page, and asking children to say words with you, helps them understand that printed words and letters correspond to what they hear.
Singing familiar songs helps children build awareness
of the sounds that make up larger words.
Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress
Domain: Language, Literacy and Communications:
Language comprehension
Artistic expression and interpretation
Vocabulary and syntax
Shape and picture recognition and interpretation
Motivation, engagement
Letter recognition
Concepts of print
Comprehension of narrative text
Storytime Implemented
Storytime for 3 to 5 year olds
Introduction: Letter of the day is “B” (Bug, Buzz, Bee, Butterfly)
Book: I Love Bugs (Dodd)
Song: Can You Move With Me
Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Carle)
Action Rhyme: Roly Poly Caterpillar
Book: Some Bugs (DiTerlizzi)
Song: Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)
Craft: Egg carton caterpillars
Further Resources
Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress