Storytime: L is for Ladybugs
Does your child say “wake” instead of “lake” or “wook” instead of “look?” The “L” sound can be tricky for kids to master. While sounds develop at different ages, imitation is key to learning speech.
To produce the “L” sound, place the tip of your tongue just behind your front teeth on the small ridge. Encourage your child to aim for this spot. Model and exaggerate the sound as you say words like lion, lamb, lazy, light, and, of course… ladybug! (From speechblubs.com)
Join us Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. or Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
Ages 2-5
Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play
Tip
Recognizing shapes like circles and triangles is a key foundational skill for early literacy. These shapes appear in many letters, such as the circle in the letter O or the triangle in the letter A. By helping children identify and name these shapes, you’re giving them a head start in recognizing letters and eventually reading. Plus, it’s a fun and interactive way to strengthen their observation skills!
Activity
Try playing games or using toys and objects to point out different shapes in everyday life to make learning feel more natural.
Books Presented
The Very Lazy Ladybug by Isobel Finn
The Tiny Baker by Hayley Barrett
Ladybugs: Red, Fiery, and Bright by Mia Posada
Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
I Have a Little Ladybug
(tune: Mary had a little lamb)
I have a little ladybug, ladybug, ladybug
I have a little ladybug,
It’s wings are black and red.
See the little ladybug, ladybug, ladybug.
See the little ladybug
Flying here and there.
Now it’s landing on the ground,
On the ground, on the ground.
Now it’s landing on the ground
And crawling everywhere.
Source: Jbrary
Ladybug Color Game
Let’s play a ladybug color game,
I’ll give you rhyming clues.
If you know it, say the name of each color that I use!
The sun shines bright with a golden glow,
Painting the world in shades of… yellow!
It’s grape jelly in a peanut butter swirl,
This sweet, jiggly jam is the color… purple!
Frogs leap high in ponds unseen,
Blending with leaves so fresh and… green!
I love blowing big bubbles in a single wink,
Because icky, sticky bubble gum is the color… pink!
The sky is wide and the ocean too,
Both are filled with a lovely… blue!
Pumpkins or basketballs rolling by
Can you guess the color that we now spy… orange!
I’m the color of snowflakes and daisies so bright,
A soft cotton ball is the color… white!
A stop sign, a rose, and strawberry jam on bread,
All are bright, and all are… red!
Ladybug, ladybug up in the sky
Thanks for the fun and now we say, “Goodbye!”
Adapted from The Lion is a Bookworm
The Teeny Tiny Ladybug
(tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider)
The teeny tiny ladybug went up the garden gate.
Down came the breeze and blew her to the lake.
Out came the sunshine, warm and bright and new,
So the teeny tiny ladybug flew back up to you!
I’m a little ladybug
(tune: I’m a little teapot)
I’m a little ladybug on the go,
Landing on my arm, then an elbow.
See me fly around and around your hand,
Then watch as on your *head I land!
*thumb, shoe, knee, etc.
Source: 1001 Rhymes and Fingerplays
Crafts and Activities
Ladybug Coloring Page
Hole Punch Ladybug craft
Additional Books
Ladybug, Ladybug, What Can You See? by Amelia Hepworth
A Ladybug Larva Grows Up by Katie Marsico
Dot the Ladybug The Perfect Spot by K. George
Tilda Tries Again by Tom Percival
Tilda withdraws when her world turns upside down, but, after watching a ladybug struggle and then fly free, she decides to move forward and embrace the changes.
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