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Butterfly Matching Game and More Bug Games

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This Butterfly Matching Game and more Bug Games will help children practice visual discrimination skills.

We’re getting ready to learn about bugs in my class because everywhere we look lately, there are bugs of all kinds! We have a caterpillar in a jar in our room who has been munching on basil leaves & we are watching, waiting, & hoping he will make a cocoon.

Butterfly Matching Game

Butterfly Matching Cards

In preparation for our bug studies, I have made some new Butterfly Matching Cards. Print out 2 copies onto cardstock, laminate, & cut out. I found so many beautiful butterfly pictures that I went a little overboard. Depending on the skill level of your students, you may or may not want to use all of these cards.

Butterfly Matching Cards

Download the Matching Game:

Download: Butterfly Matching Game

Note: This is a free printable. Just click to download!

Ladybug What’s Different Game

Ladybug Visual Discrimination Game

This Ladybug “What’s Different” game is another way to practice visual discrimination skills. In this game, children will compare the two pictures on each mat and decide what is different in the pictures.

These cards can be used as a small group activity or a center activity, or use on a projector for a large group activity. When printing the set of cards, do not cut the cards apart on the line. Show children one page with the two pictures so they can compare the top and bottom pictures.

Example cards:

Bug Visual Discrimination Game

On the card above, children would compare the top and bottom picture to see what is different. The top picture has a different butterfly than the bottom. Everything else about the picture is the same.

Bug Visual Discrimination Game

On the card above, the bug is standing in a mud puddle on a rainy day in the top picture. In the bottom picture, there is no mud puddle.

Download the Ladybug Game

Download: Ladybug What’s Different Game

This is a free printable – just click to download!

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Karen is the founder of PreKinders.com. She also works as a full-time Pre-K teacher in Georgia. Read more...

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  1. Linda says

    September 23, 2009 at 5:59 am

    awesome site

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  2. Suzflee says

    March 27, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    I was going to print out the butterfly cards and give them to our 2’s teacher but these are so intricate they are perfect for my class of 3’s. If I could suggest that next time you add the names of the butterfly as well – I’d love to know what they all are and how fabulous to introduce our students to all varieties of butterflies, not to mention that NAEYC and QRIS love it when we include print!

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  3. LuAnne says

    March 30, 2014 at 12:48 pm

    I feel so blessed that I found this website. My grandsons and I were looking for coloring pages. I was so excited when I saw all the great teaching ideas. Thank you for sharing!

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  4. Sandra Garcia says

    April 2, 2016 at 4:30 pm

    Thank you! Karen awesome site,

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  5. LaDawn says

    May 31, 2017 at 6:31 pm

    Thanks so much for all the great Ideas! Been teaching K & Pre-K for 24 years now and love new ideas for the kids!

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  6. Gagan says

    April 12, 2018 at 5:39 am

    Thank you it was just in time. My pre-K class was just about to venture into the butterfly life cycle. Keep up with the GREAT works that you have shared w/ us all.. THANK YOU🙏🏽😊

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  7. Sarah says

    April 12, 2018 at 7:54 am

    Love these! Thank you!

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  8. Cathy says

    April 12, 2018 at 11:09 am

    I teach K-1 ELL students with limited English and I find more great ideas on your website! Thank you for sharing:)

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  9. Celeste says

    May 31, 2018 at 8:13 pm

    Thank You !!! Love from Mexico City!

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  10. Nike says

    August 14, 2018 at 1:48 pm

    Thank you! you have a brilliant ideas!!

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  11. Marilyn Pamplin says

    March 27, 2019 at 2:52 am

    Thank you Karen , I always find your activities well graded.

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