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I love when learning and movement can be combined – and honestly so do our students! This Swat the Bug Learning Activity will have your students having so much fun, they will forget that they are even learning.

Swat the Bug Learning Activity comes with 26 alphabet cards and 20 number cards.

Swat the Bug Learning Activity is a great hands-on way to practice numbers and letters of the alphabet. This free printable is perfect for preschool and kindergarten students.ย 

Getting Swat the Bug Learning Activity Ready

This free printable is very easy to prep. I recommend printing on cardstock and laminating so it can easily be used year after year.ย These are quick and easy to cut. Simply use a paper cuter and you will be done in no time! If you have a fly swatter then I recomend getting it ready. This will be your students’ favorite part!

You can either do the activity at teacher table or on the front board. I find that using double sided tape or even painters tape works great for attaching the laminated cards to either of these surfaces.

Doing Swat the Bug Learning Activity

Prior to starting the activity you will either lay out or tape the bug cards to the wall. We have a large magnetic wall and that worked great for my daughter. In my classroom, I would have used my teacher table or the magnetic board at the front of the room. You will want your students to be able to reach it so bare that in mind too.

When doing this whole group, I would call out a letter (or number) and students would then race to swat the bug with the letter (or number) on it.

Swat the Bug Learning Activity is a great hands-on way to practice numbers and letters of the alphabet. This free printable is perfect for preschool and kindergarten students.ย 

You can either leave the bug cards on the board and move to the next letter after they swap it or have your students remove them once they have found the letters. It is completely up to you.

The picture below showsย one of my favorite swatters. I love how there is a cut out built inย for students to be able to see what they are swatting. I typically rotate between the two swatters.

Swat the Bug Learning Activity is a great hands-on way to practice numbers and letters of the alphabet. This free printable is perfect for preschool and kindergarten students.ย 

To turn this into a friendly ย class competition, you can divide your class into two groups and have two students race to swat the letter once it is called. Whoever swats it first wins and gets a point for their team!

Download Your Swat the Bug Learning Activity Below!

Can you not find a resource that you would LOVE to have for your classroom? Contactย me and I would be happy to make it for you.

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I hope that you and your studentsย enjoy Swat the Bug Learning Activity to use in your classroom this year!

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  1. Angela spruille says

    July 12, 2017 at 6:00 pm

    Thank you for the freebie my new students will loves this

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    • gottmitmich says

      June 25, 2021 at 12:45 pm

      Another favorite! Big hit with the children. Love it! Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Angela Spruille says

    January 1, 2018 at 11:08 am

    I truly thank you for this acitvity it will be very helpful. Thank you so much

    Reply
  3. Monique says

    March 21, 2018 at 1:38 am

    Thank you Jennifer! My kiddos will definitely have a blast swatting away the bugs…this is perfect for our Spring theme this month!

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      April 2, 2018 at 9:51 am

      I’m so glad they will love it! Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  4. Hope M says

    June 16, 2018 at 7:53 am

    Thank you so much! I love your activities so much!!! They are always students favorite to do in centers or whole group! Thanks again!

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      August 14, 2018 at 3:30 pm

      I’m so glad your kids love it!

      Reply
  5. karyl elaine berg says

    July 18, 2018 at 3:02 am

    i love the bug swat! I know the students will like it too!

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      August 14, 2018 at 2:46 pm

      Thank you so much for your kind words. Notes like this ALWAYS make my day and motivate me to keep doing what I am doing. Enjoy!

      Reply
  6. Sandra Scarone Silva says

    August 9, 2018 at 1:56 pm

    Thank you! I’m a teacher in Brasil, and this is gonna help my kids. kisses!

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      August 14, 2018 at 2:31 pm

      Thank you so much for your kind words. Notes like this ALWAYS make my day and motivate me to keep doing what I am doing.

      Reply
  7. Kathy Cooper says

    April 3, 2019 at 9:52 am

    I am unable to get this! I put in my name and email and nothing happens.

    Reply
  8. Galya says

    September 14, 2019 at 10:23 am

    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Hamilton says

      September 26, 2019 at 2:04 am

      Hi Galya,
      You’re welcome. I hope you enjoy it.

      Reply
  9. Kelley says

    June 14, 2020 at 9:11 pm

    I will have fun with this! I just hope the children don’t swat each other. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  10. Deedee Theis says

    April 24, 2022 at 11:26 am

    I got what you intend,saved to fav, very nice site.

    Reply

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