Spring has finally sprung in Northern Michigan and to welcome it and bring some color to my hallway, I had my students create these bright, fun and shapely bugs. While it was super simple, it also was a great way to reinforce shapes, practice scissor skills and discuss symmetry.

 

There’s not much that you need to pull off a similar hallway of your own. Of course, Astrobrights papers are a must!!! If I’m needing a punch of color, I wouldn’t look any further.

I used my favorite Astrobright colors for the bugs and the banner.

I didn’t really have a template for these bugs, I simply drew some large shapes, then used more shapes to create the antenna and eyes.  I threw together a simple template for the legs, used some leftover black hearts from a heart punching activity earlier in the year and . . . ‘ bing, bang, bug’ . . . we had our bug collection.

 

 

If you’d like to make a set for yourself, grab your favorite Astrobrights cardstock pack and download this FREE Buggy Banner for yourself by clicking HERE.  And for more fun and engaging springtime activities, make sure you visit my store by clicking on any of the images below.

Editable Mystery pictures are a favorite for sight word review this time of year.

May morning work activities address language arts and math activities while keeping students engaged.

Editable Sight Word Hide and Seek Games are so easy to differentiate! And a great way to do some quick assessing.

Every page is editable in this huge color by sight word packet.  It’s so simple to enter your words and have them automatically populate.

 

Differentiated math stations to meet all your students’ readiness levels.

 

And so many EDITABLE sight word games . . . your students will never get tired of practicing.  Check out these and so many more by visiting my TPT Store.

Enjoy!