Hug a Bug! Science Made Fun! Join us this week for a journey with Bugs!
Schedule
Schedules change per class. However, each group will participate in the activities listed on this sample schedule.
9:00-9:30 Storytime and music
9:30-10:00 Indoor play
10:00-10:30 Small group activity
10:30-11:00 Snack and craft
11:00-11:30 Outdoor play
11:30-11:45 Bible Reflection
11:45 Dismissal
Activities
Students will read a theme related book each day. Additional theme related books will be available in the classroom library for children to read during class time.
Books to be enjoyed this week:
Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Insect and the Robber by Eric Carle
I Love Bugs by Shari Halpern
The Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle
Miss Spider’s Tea Party by David Kirk
Music to be enjoyed this week:
The Ants Go Marching
Little Miss Muffet
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Students will make a theme related snack each day. Please inform the preschool of any food allergies.
The snacks for Bug camp include:
Ants on a log
Celery Butterflies
Strawberry ladybugs
Mud and worms
Critter crackers
Students make a theme related craft everyday. The crafts are sent home on the last day of camp.
A sampling of this weeks crafts include:
Bug jar complete with live laduybugs
Bug picture frame
Spinning butterfly
Model magic bug creation
Ipad 3-D coloring page
Lightening bug
The children have time in the gym to play group games. The group games are related to the camp theme.
Some group games we will be playing at camp include:
Musical chairs
Bug Obstacle course
Parachute games
Relay races
Hula Hoop bug stomp
Bug toss
Bug Hunt
The children will have time to play on the playground. Activities will be available related to the Bug theme for them to enjoy.
Digging for ants in the sandbox
Cleaning bugs in the water Tables
Spray bottles to spray hidden giant plastic bugs
Chalk drawings
Easels and paint for painting bugs
Large muscle play with Snug playground equipment
The children enjoy a bible devotion related to bugs including: Aardvark, Butterfly, Spiders, Ladybug, and ants. These fun stories reflect on God creating each bug in a unique way and God creating each child in a unique way. The stories also lend themselves well to social themes including: sharing, family, helping others, and being a nice friend. The stories are taken from the book My Big Book of 5-minute Devotions by Pamela and Douglas Kennedy. Copies of these devotions will be sent home on the last day of camp.