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the very lonely firefly book activities and worksheets

Calling all 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade teachers! These The Very Lonely Firefly activities created by Clutter-Free Classroom as part of their Starts With a Story collection are a great companion to Eric Carle’s picture book. This mentor text is great for teaching elementary students about setting, compare and contrast, point of view, sequencing and managing emotions. Pair the printable worksheets and teaching tips with a quick and easy anchor chart idea. Check out this post to learn more!

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two handprint fireflys with the words glow in the dark and read this make this

We've had so much fun this week creating crafts to go along with our favorite Eric Carle book The Very Lonely Firefly. Another one that we crafted up was this easy Glow In The Dark

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the top five firefly crafts and science activities for kids

Check out this list of all kinds of creative firefly crafts for kids to do this summer. You’ll find fireflies (or lightning bugs) made from things like paper towel rolls, pinecones, plastic eggs, paper lunch bags and more. This collection also includes lots of great summer science ideas! Follow our Crafts for Kids Pinterest board!...

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10 easy and easy firefly crafts for preschoolers that are fun to do with the kids

It’s summertime again, so we will have more time and opportunity to go camping, do outdoor exercises, or catch fireflies outside. In this writing, we will give you a list of fun crafting activities you can do with preschoolers to create a firefly for this week’s craft time.

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a paper plate with a colorful insect on it's back and yellow legs, sitting on top of a white surface

Here's our Eric Carle display in the hall. We painted paper and then traced the pieces of the firefly to glue on the black background. The bottom is a piece of yellow tissue paper so it looks see through. They glued white and gray painted pieces on a circle shape for the moon and then drew stars and cut them out of yellow painted paper. Firefly Inside Firefly Outside The outside was a little big- you'll have to fix the bottom a little, it just has to go to the edge of the paper. Firefly Part…

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the instructions to make a paper plate insect with beads and gold chain necklaces for kids

Besides "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", another of my students’ favorite Eric Carle stories is "The Very Lonely Firefly". I do a big butterfly unit in April and a sampling of other insects in May (fireflies, ladybugs & bumble bees). With that in mind, I designed some activities for The Very Lonely Firefly, along with a few items which give students an opportunity to compare “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” story to “The Very Lonely Firefly”. Teacher Comments: "Awesome resource! Loved the…

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Here's our Eric Carle display in the hall. We painted paper and then traced the pieces of the firefly to glue on the black background. The bottom is a piece of yellow tissue paper so it looks see through. They glued white and gray painted pieces on a circle shape for the moon and then drew stars and cut them out of yellow painted paper. Firefly Inside Firefly Outside The outside was a little big- you'll have to fix the bottom a little, it just has to go to the edge of the paper. Firefly Part…

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