Create a predictable chart for shared reading. Use a repetitive text format to introduce insect names. For example, the text could read "A Bee is an insect" or "A Ladybug is an insect." Repeat the simple sentence structure for a variety of other insects. Place the completed sentences on a chart with an accompanying picture of the corresponding insect.
Introduce your students to the caterpillar by reading them a book such as "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. Ask the student show how they think the caterpillar feels in the book. Write the list of suggested emotions on the board. Distribute caterpillar coloring sheets between your students, asking them to color in the caterpillar and complete the short sentence at the bottom. The sentence should read "I am a caterpillar and I feel _____" and the students should write their chosen emotions in the space.
Give each student a butterfly coloring sheet. Use a variety of basic colors to write the names of the colors on a sheet of chart paper. Ask them to color in their butterflies using several colors. Next to each section they color, ask them to write the names of the colors that they used by copying them from your example on the chart paper.
Most poetry is too complicated for preschoolers; however, once they near the end of the year and have become well versed in basic letters, you can work with them to create a simple acrostic poem. Discuss the word bumblebee with the class, asking them what they think of when they hear the word "bee." Direct them to words describing the look or sound of the insect, for example "buzz" or "bright." Write the word in an acrostic form on the board and begin to write similar first-letter words next to each letter, asking students for ideas for words for the next letter. Once the poem is completed as a class, ask the students to copy it onto a sheet of paper which they can then decorate with bumblebee-related imagery.