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Insect Flash Cards for Preschoolers
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Hello,
Remember that I wrote about how we can write about any animal if we follow this pattern:
1. It should start with an important fact about the animal.
2. It should tell what the animal looks like.
3. It should tell where the animal lives.
4. It should tell what the animal eats.
5. It should end with an interesting fact about the animal or the writer's own feelings towards the animal 😊
I used this pattern in my insect worksheets. I provided information about some insects and a spider 🕷️(a spider is not an insect as it has 8 legs 😊) and I provided worksheets for children to write according to the above-mentioned pattern. I believe that it was good practice for teaching children how to write about any animal be it an insect, a marine animal, or a reptile. If you don't know what I am talking about and are new to my website, please check out my insect worksheets here.
However, children will not be able to write about an animal if they don't know anything about it. This is why I provided bite-size information about some animals using the concept of double-sided flashcards here. However, I had made those flashcards for older children in grades 2-3 but I received feedback that parents and teachers needed animal flashcards for younger children where the information is not very complicated and can be easily absorbed. Hence, I started working on these very cute flashcards for preschoolers. This is part 1. I have covered 15 creepy crawlies/bugs in them. I have kept the information very, very simple and with no complicated information as the flashcards are meant for preschool-aged children.
Tell your children the difference between insects and arachnids. A simple explanation will do as these are little kids. An insect's body is made up of three parts whereas an arachnid's body is made up of two parts.An insect has 6 legs and an arachnid has 8 legs. They don't need more information at this age.
I sincerely hope that you like this effort. Please share them with your friends and family and tell them about my work as my resources are 100% free. The link is given below.
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Remember to use these cards to make the children talk about animals using the same pattern as I have given above. They need to not only learn about these insects but also present information about them verbally so that they become masters at creative writing from a younger age.😁
How to Make Flash Cards at Home:
If you want to know how to make sturdy, waterproof flash cards at home, have a look at my tutorial here. You just need to print out the provided PDF whose link is given below and with a recycled cereal box or card stock + clear tape, you can make amazing flash cards like the picture given below:
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