Free Butterfly Printables and Montessori-Inspired Butterfly Activities

I have some Montessori-inspired butterfly activities using free butterfly printables … perfect for spring and summer. I’m sharing butterfly activities along with the links to lots of free butterfly printables for preschoolers through 1st graders (and sometimes older). To keep the list manageable, I’m sharing links that are specifically related to butterflies rather than caterpillars except where the printable focuses on the complete butterfly life cycle.

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Safari Ltd. Butterflies TOOB Key Matching Activity

Free Printable: Safari Ltd. Butterflies TOOB Key hosted at Living Montessori Now.

The tray for this activity is a Multicraft tray with a Montessori Services clear acrylic tray. I love the Safari Ltd. Butterflies TOOB. I used a small work rug from Montessori Services for the layout. This activity is super easy to prepare, yet it helps with a number of important skills

Butterfly Matching or Memory Activity

Free Printable: Butterfly Match-Up Cards by Montessori Nature at Teachers Pay Teachers.

I used a Montessori Services basket for this activity … very simple to prepare. It’s great as a simple matching activity or as a concentration-style memory game. 

Butterfly Hundred Chart Art

Free Printable: Butterfly Hundreds Chart Mystery Picture by Mrs. Thompson’s Treasures at Teachers Pay Teachers.

I’m a real fan of hundred chart art. It’s a wonderful extension to the Montessori hundred board. Here, I’m using a fun printable for children to prepare a hands-on activity. I used small glass gems in the needed colors to create the butterfly.

Decorate the Bb’s Butterfly Letter Craft

Free Printable: Decorate the B’s from 3 Dinosaurs (Romping & Roaring B Pack, Part 1).

This activity uses a large plastic tray from Montessori Services and a Martha Stewart Classic Butterfly Crafts Punch. The butterfly punch creates a great fine-motor activity as well as a craft. 

The child can punch butterflies out of colored cardstock or construction paper and then glue the butterflies on the letter Bb’s. For the “Bb” is for butterfly part, I always emphasize the phonetic sound (/b/ for butterfly) rather than the letter name.

Butterfly Inspectors – CVC Pictures Spelling Activities

Free Printable: Butterfly Inspectors – A Differentiated CVC Picture I-Spy Freebie from A Differentiated Kindergarten

I had a lot of fun with this activity. I love the I-Spy part of the miniature pictures. The movable alphabet is perfect for spelling the words for the pictures. I have a roundup post at Living Montessori Now with inexpensive and DIY movable alphabets. 

Butterfly Garden Life Cycle Game

Free Printable: Butterfly Garden Life Cycle Game from Life Over C’s

This is a fun way to reinforce the butterfly life cycle as well as the concept of butterfly migration. There are even directions for creating a large floor version of the game!

Free Butterfly Printables for Preschoolers-First Graders (some printables for up to grade 3)

• Montessori-Inspired Butterfly Cards from Suzie’s Home Education Ideas
• Butterfly Matching Cards from PreKinders
• Butterfly Pattern Printables from Printable Kindergarten
• Butterfly Printables from Preschool Mom
• Butterflies from Making Learning Fun
• Butterfly Preschool Printables from Homeschooling Hearts and Minds
• Butterfly Do-a-Dot Printables from Gift of Curiosity
• Butterfly Identification Cards from Look We’re Learning
• Butterfly Life Cycle Printable Set from The Natural Homeschool
• Butterfly Life Cycle Cup from Teaching Mama
• Butterfly Life Cycle Craft from Buggy and Buddy
• Playdough Butterfly Life Cycle from Learning 2 Walk
• Butterfly Life Cycle from Lakeshore
• Insect Unit with Free Printables from Every Star Is Different
• Butterfly Printables from ABC Teach
• Butterfly Lapbook from Homeschool Share
• Spring Playdough Mats from Itsy Bitsy Fun
• Romping & Roaring B Pack from 3 Dinosaurs
• Butterfly/Ladybug Prepositions Bingo from Chapel Hill Snippets
• Butterfly Mask Templates from Life Over C’s
• Printable Craft: Painted Lady Butterfly from Learn Create Love
• Printable Monarch Butterfly Craft from Learn Create Love
• DIY Butterfly Wall Art with Free Templates from MooMama
• Hatching Butterflies Observation Notebook from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
• Butterfly Notebook Pages from The Crafty Classroom
• Butterfly Printables from Teachers Pay Teachers
• Butterfly Printables from Teachers Notebook (the word search can’t be saved, so just search for butterfly and free when you’re there)

More of my Resources That Include Butterfly Activities:

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