Eric Carle Day 3 -The Grouchy Ladybug

The Grouchy Ladybug

Read: The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle

Discuss: Telling Time

Song: Ladybug, Ladybug

Ladybug, lady bug -- red and black.

I see circles on your back.

Ladybug, ladybug fly up high.....

fly back safely from - the - sky

Ladybug Pretzels

I dipped half of the pretzel into red candy melts and added mini chocolate chips to it and let them harden.  I dipped the front of the ladybug pretzel into melted chocolate and then added tiny white frosting dots for the eyes.

Story Sequencing 

 I printed pages 37-40 of The Grouchy Ladybug download and cut apart the animals.  They kids put the animals in order as I read the story again.

Ladybug Number Match

 I made a file folder game with pages 6-8 of The Grouchy Ladybug download.  The child counts how many dots are on the ladybug and then matches them up with the correct number.

Ladybug Clock

Materials:

• 2 paper plates
• clock on pg 10 of The Grouchy Ladybug download
• red paint
• paint brushes
• markers
• glue
• 2 brass fasteners
• hole puncher
• scissors

Directions:

1. Paint paper plates - 1 front and 1 back side.
2. Cut out the clock and glue it onto center of the red front plate. 
   
3. Cut out 2 arrows - 1 small and 1 large for clock hands - and attach to middle of clock on paper plate with brass fastener.
   
4. Take the plate with painted outside and fold in half and cut. Punch hole near top - make sure plates are slightly on top of each other. This will be the wings and will open and close to show the clock on the inner plate.
   
5. Attach a head cut from black construction paper to the head of ladybug so that clock is easily seen when wings are opened.  Add eyes to the ladybugs head.
6. Add black dots to the top wings with black markers.