Sorting Bugs Activity – Ladybugs vs. Butterflies
- Grades
- Grades 1–7
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Special Resources, Special Education Needs (SEN), Math, Early Math, Science, Life Sciences, Insects, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences
- Topic
- insects, sorting
- Resource types
- Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
BUGS BUGS BUGS - sorting bugs
Beware this activity could make your skin crawl!
To begin the activity, the learner is presented with two sorting cards each featuring an image of a specific type of bug, such as a ladybug and a butterfly. The learner is then given 12 cards, each of which features an image of a ladybug or a butterfly, but with some slight differences between them and asked to sort or group them by insect. This activity can be made more difficult by asking the learner to sort bees and wasps or beetles and cockroaches - Yes, I said cockroaches. YUCK. - however they do elicit a response of gross and giggles from many. Keeping it fun!
By engaging in this fun and interactive activity, learners can improve their observation skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities, all while learning about the fascinating world of insects.
The pages are clear of visual distractions which helps the learner focus on the task and also helpful for those learners who struggle with visual attention. This activity is easy to create and to assemble - Print and laminate all cards, cut out the individual sorting cards, and velcro them to the corresponding activity place card - and please, try not to touch the bugs!
Enjoy teaching and have fun learning
I'll Figure It Out
IFIO girl
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Sort non-identical pictures into a named category
- Match several different images of the same creature to one label
- Name common bugs from a photograph
- Follow a left-to-right, top-to-bottom placement routine on a work board
Teaching tips
- Prep is real: print, cut, laminate and add your own Velcro dots - the dots are marked on the pages but are not supplied.
- Start with two visually distinct categories (the cover models butterfly against ant) before mixing in look-alikes such as bee and hornet, or fly and beetle.
- Because each category has several different images, this is stronger than identical-match sorting for generalisation goals on an IEP.
- Labels are printed under the cards, so it doubles as early vocabulary or a matching-to-text task for readers.
Skills covered
- Categorisation and sorting
- Visual discrimination of non-identical images
- Bug vocabulary
- Fine motor placement
- Independent work-station routines
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
What grade level is this for?
The file does not state a grade. It is a picture-based Velcro sorting task, which fits PreK-Grade 1 and special education or ABA-style work stations at older ages.
Which bugs are covered?
Twelve: ant, ladybug, bee, dragonfly, caterpillar, roach, hornet, butterfly, spider, fly, beetle and grasshopper.
What do I need to supply?
Velcro dots, plus a printer, scissors and ideally a laminator. The pages mark where the dots go but none are included.
Is an answer key included?
No. Each card is labelled with its bug name, which is what a supervising adult checks against; there is no separate key.
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Core concepts
Core concepts
- Non-identical matching
- Categories
- Insects and bugs
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