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Ladybird, Ladybird Nursery Rhyme Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities

Ladybird, Ladybird Nursery Rhyme Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities

Materials:

  • printer
  • paper
  • coloring & writing supplies
  • Review material list for crafts suggested

Activity > Presenting the rhyme:

"Ladybird, Ladybird" is an English language nursery rhyme and comparable versions appearing in German. The first publication in English appears in 1744. Ladybird is the name of the insect in the United Kingdom, and ladybug in North America.

There are many variations to the rhyme, here is one form:

Ladybird, ladybird fly away home,
Your house is on fire and your children are gone,
All except one, and her name is Ann,
And she crept under the frying pan.

Print, present read and sing from the screen, with the nursery rhyme poster and review the selected YouTube video.
  • Make sure students understand the meaning of all the words.
  • Point to the rhyming words.
  • Identify colors in the picture.
  • The coloring page version is a nice take home activity for child care or preschool.

Note: Children under 2 will benefit greatly from singing, using puppets, stuffed animals, and/or finger plays with nursery rhymes.

ladybird, ladybird nursery rhyme color poster
Color poster
ladybird
ladybug
ladybird, ladybird nursery rhyme coloring pager
Coloring page
Ladybird
Ladybug
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ledybird or ladybug theme
Activity > Ladybird or Ladybug theme: Review and present letter L ladybug and related activities and crafts for this cute insect, associated with good luck.
fire safty, fire presention and the firefighter theme
Activity > Fire Safety and the Firefighter: This rhyme is ideal to present the topic of fire safety and prevention, as well as the important role of the firefighter as a first responder in emergencies.

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