Montessori-Inspired Weird Insect Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now

I've previously published posts here with Montessori-inspired butterfly, ant, bee, ladybug, and noisy insect themes and free printables. This summer, we're studying weird insects! There's also a weird insect themed pack for newsletter subscribers at LivingMontessoriNow.com!

You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my previous posts at PreK + K Sharing. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities. 

At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools. 

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Montessori Shelves with Weird Insect Themed Activities

Montessori-Inspired Shelves with Weird Insect Themed Activities

You’ll find Montessori-inspired weird insect numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) Go to my Free Weird Insect Printables and Montessori-Inspired Weird Insect Activities post at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!

Free Montessori-Inspired Weird Insect Pack

Montessori-Inspired Weird Insect Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).

More Insect Resources

There are Montessori-inspired insect packs for butterflies, ants, bees, ladybugs, and noisy insects (subscriber freebies, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).

• Free Noisy Insect Printables and Montessori-Inspired Noisy Insect Activities
• Free Cricket and Cicada Do-a-Dot Printables (Montessori-Inspired Phonics Instant Download)
• Free Noisy Insect Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Free Bee Printables and Montessori-Inspired Bee Activities
• Free Honeybee Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Free Honeybee Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Free Insect Songs, Sounds, and Rhymes for Circle Time
• Montessori-Inspired Insect Unit
• Free Ladybug Printables and Montessori-Inspired Ladybug Activities
• Montessori-Inspired Caterpillar-Butterfly Unit
• Montessori-Inspired Life Cycle Activities
• Free Butterfly Printables and Montessori-Inspired Butterfly Activities
• Free Butterfly Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Butterfly Sensory Bin with Scavenger Hunt and Life Cycle Activities {Free Printables}
• Montessori-Inspired Spring Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
• Free Butterfly Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Free Ant Printables and Montessori-Inspired Ant Activities
• Free Ant Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download
• Free Ant Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Ant Sensory Bin with Scavenger Hunt and Life Cycle Activities
• The Best Ant Books for Kids
• Ants on a Log Fun Food Preparation for Preschoolers
• Free Invertebrate Cards and Presentations, Including Bug Activities from KHT Montessori
• Free Bee Printables and Montessori-Inspired Bee Activities
• The Best Bee Books for Kids
• Free Honeybee Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Free Honeybee Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Montessori-Inspired Ladybug Unit with Free Printables and Activities
• The Best Ladybug Books for Kids
• Free Ladybug Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Free Ladybug Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Ladybug Life Cycle – The Joy of Growing Ladybug
• Insect Unit Study Pinterest Board

Helpful Animal Classification Posts

• Living and Non-Living
• Plant and Animal Sorting
• Montessori Animal Classification
• Living Montessori Now
• Montessori-Inspired Animal Units

If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout July and August, see my July Themed Activities for Kids and August Themed Activities for Kids.

Be sure to go to my Free Weird Insect Printables and Montessori-Inspired Weird Insect Activities post at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!

 

I hope you're having a wonderful summer!

Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 47 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at Living Montessori Now.