Firefly
A little light is going by,
Is going up to see the sky,
A little light with wings.
I never could have thought of it,
To have a little bug all lit
And made to go on wings.
Elizabeth Madox Roberts
 
Butterfly, Butterfly
Butterfly, butterfly, laying lots of eggs.
The eggs hatch caterpillars with short , stubby legs.
Caterpillar, caterpillar, eating 'til you're big.
Then walking very slowly... you hang  from a twig.
Sleep now, and change, but very, very soon...
Caterpillar, caterpillar, you changed, you didn't die.
You grew wings, and long legs, to become a beautiful butterfly!
Jan Warren

Six Buzzing Bumblebees
Six buzzing bumblebees
Flying around the hive,
One buzzes off And that leaves five.
Five buzzing bumblebees
Flying near my door,
One buzzes off And that leaves four.
Four buzzing bumblebees
Flying around a tree,
One buzzes off And that leaves three.
Three buzzing bumblebees
In the sky so blue,
One buzzes off
And that leaves two.
Two buzzing bumblebees
Flying by the sun,
One buzzes off
And that leaves one.
One buzzing bumblebee
Looking for some fun,
It buzzes off
And that leaves none.
Susan M. Paprocki

Only My Opinion
Is a caterpillar ticklish?
Well, it's always my belief
That he giggles as he wiggles
Across a hairy leaf.
Monica Shannon

Five Fuzzy Caterpillars
Five fuzzy caterpillars on a spring day. (hold up five fingers)  
Five fuzzy caterpillars crawl and play. (crawl five fingers on arm)  
Five fuzzy caterpillars eat and eat some more. (make chewing noise)
  Five fuzzy caterpillars we can see no more. (hold hand above eyes and look around)  
 Each in a chrysalis they will stay, til they are butterflies and fly away.
(place two thumbs together and spread fingers out and "fly")
Margaret Allen

Funny Little Caterpillar
Funny little caterpillar crawling on the ground.
Funny little caterpillar nowhere to be found.
Though we've looked and looked and hunted everywhere around!
author unknown

Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar
Fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar
On a leaf you creep.
Spin yourself a blanket
And then go fast asleep.  
Fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar
Wakes up by and by.
Now you have two pretty wings.
You're a butterfly!
Rozanne Williams

Fuzzy Caterpillars
( sung to Three Blind Mice)
Fuzzy caterpillars, fuzzy caterpillars,
See how they crawl, see how they crawl,
They love to munch leaves again and again.
They eat so much that they shed their skin.
But soon cocoons they'll begin to spin,
Those fuzzy caterpillars.

Swallowtail
(sung to Skip To My Lou)
Black and yellow swallowtail,
Black and yellow swallowtail,
Black and yellow swallowtail,
Way up high you're floating.  
Float, float, way up high,
Float, float, way up high,
Float, float, way up high,
Way up high you're floating.  
Green and yellow luna moth,
Green and yellow luna moth,
Green and yellow luna moth,
Toward the light you're flying.  
Fly, fly, fly to the light,
Fly, fly, fly to the light,
Fly, fly, fly to the light,
Toward the light you're flying.  
Orange and black painted lady,
Orange and black painted lady,
Orange and black painted lady,
Around the world you migrate.  
Migrate, migrate, 'round the world,
Migrate, migrate, 'round the world,
Migrate, migrate, 'round the world,
Around the world you migrate.
(make up new lyrics using other butterflies or moths)

Ladybug and Friends
Little red ladybug sits on a leaf.
She sits on a leaf on a tree,
And as she sits on that little green leaf,
There are so many friends to see!
Little yellow bumblebees buzz by the leaf.
They buzz by the leaf on the tree.
And as they buzz by that little green leaf,
There are so many friends to see!
Little brown crickets go chirping by the leaf.
They chirp by the leaf on the tree,
And as they chirp by that little green leaf,
There are so many friends to see!
Little tiny ants go scurrying by the leaf.
They scurry by the leaf on the tree.
And as they scurry by that little green leaf,
There are so many friends to see!
Little green grasshoppers go hopping by the leaf.
They hop by the leaf on the tree.
And as they hop by that little green leaf,
There are so many friends to see!
Little shy butterflies go fluttering by the leaf.
They flutter by the leaf on the tree.
And as they flutter  by that little green leaf,
There are so many friends to see!
All the little insects sitting by the leaf.
They sit  by the leaf on the tree.
And as they sit by that little green leaf,
They're a happy insect family!

Butterfly Cycle
Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Hatch, hatch little egg, I'm so very small.
Teeny tiny caterpillar, You can't see me at all.
Crawl, caterpillar, crawl, Munching on a leaf.
Crawling, munching, crawling, munching,
Eat and eat and eat.
Form, form chrysalis,I'm a different shape;
Hanging by a silken thread Until I can escape.
Rest, rest, chrysalis While I change inside;
Now at last my time has come To be a butterfly.
Stretch, stretch, pretty wings, It's a special day;
Soon they will be strong enough For me to fly away.
Fly, fly, butterfly, Fly from flower to tree; Find a place to lay my eggs So they can grow like me.

Fuzzy, wuzzy, creepy crawly
Caterpillar funny
You will be a butterfly  
When the days are sunny.
Wiggling, flinging, dancing, springing
Butterfly so yellow,
You were once a caterpillar,  
Wriggly, wiggly, fellow.
Lillian Vabada

Bugs!  Bugs!
Bugs! Bugs!
I love bugs, yes I truly do, great big pink ones, little green stink ones, yellow bugs and blue.
I put you in my pockets, and I wear you in my hair.
You are my close companions, I take you every where.
Bugs! Bugs!
I love bugs, any shape or size, thin ones, fat ones, long ones, flat ones, bugs with bulging eyes.
I hug you and kiss you and I bounce you on my knee.
No matter what I'm doing, my bugs are close to me.
Bugs! Bugs!
I love bugs, bugs you are my friends, square ones, round ones, half  a pound ones, bugs with big rear ends.
I love to watch you scamper, and I love to watch you chew.
I've no doubt about it-- bugs, I'm bugs for you!
Jack Prelutsky

Fly Fly Butterfly
(tune:Skip To My Lou)
Fly fly butterfly,
Fly fly butterfly, Fly fly butterfly,
Fly up in the sky so high.

Caterpillars
What do caterpillars do?
Nothing much but chew and chew.
What do caterpillars know?
Nothing much but how to grow.
They just eat what by and by will make them be a butterfly,
But that is more than I can do however much I chew and chew.
Aileen Fisher

The Fuzzy Caterpillar
(tune:The Eensy Weensy Spider)
The fuzzy caterpillar
Curled upon a leaf,
Spun her little chrysalis
And then fell asleep.
While she was sleeping,
She dreamed that she could fly,
And later when she woke up
She was a butterfly!

Caterpillar
Our garden's furry little train,
Sir Caterpillar, please explain.
I've been told that by and by you'll turn into a butterfly.
Instead of moving like a train You'll fly and flutter like a plane!
I've wished for wings, but I don't know
Just how a kid gets wings to grow.
If you could show me how to do it,
I bet there would be nothing to it!

Flitter, flitter, butterfly,
Flitter, flitter, butterfly,
Flitter, flitter, butterfly,
Flitter, and fly up in the sky,
Oh my, butterfly,
Oh my, butterfly,
Oh my, butterfly,
Do you always fly so high?
 
The Insects Outside
(To the tune of The Wheels on the Bus)
The fireflies at night go blink, blink, blink   Blink, blink, blink, blink, blink, blink 
 The fireflies at night go blink, blink, blink 
 Out in the garden. 
 The bees in the flowers go buzz, buzz, buzz 
 Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz 
 The bees in the flowers go buzz, buzz, buzz   
Out in the garden 

* continue with the other verses as cricket/fields/ chirp   ants/in the grass/march   caterpillars/on the leaves/munch   spiders/in the bush/ spin their webs   butterflies in the sky/go flit,   ladybug on the wall/ have lots of spots   worms/in the ground/ wiggle and squirm   mosquitos outside/ they get smacked 

Big Bugs, Small Bugs
(To the tune of Frere Jacques)  
Big bugs, small bugs 
 Big bugs, small bugs 
 See them crawl 
 On the wall
   Never, never falling. 
 Bugs, bugs, bugs 
 
1, 2, 3 ( hold up fingers)   
There's a bug on me! (point to shoulder)   
Where did it go? ( brush off)   
I don't know ( shrug shoulders and look really puzzled)
 
The Bee Hive 
Here is the bee hive   
Where are the bees?   
Hidden away where nobody sees.  (make fist to represent the hive)  
Soon they come creeping 
 Out of the hive   
One and two and three, four, five. (slowly take out 1 finger at a time, and then you can pretend to buzz around)  
Slowly, slowly, very slowly, 
 goes the garden snail. 
 slowly, slowly, very slowly, 
 up the garden rail.   
Busy ants are everywhere   
up the tree, and down the stair. 
 hiding in the garden hose   
and even biting at my toes.
   
Little Arabella Miller   
found a hairy caterpillar,   
first it crawled upon her mother, 
 then upon her baby brother.   
All said, "Arabella Miller,   take away that caterpillar!" 

 Little Butterfly
(sung to I'm A Little Teapot) 
 I'm a little butterfly 
 I have wings   
I fly around   
And see all things. 
 When I see a flower   
That looks great 
 I call out   
To all of my mates. 

8 ANTS 
One ant, two ants, three ants four.   
Our picnic is their grocery store.   
Five ants, six ants, seven ants, eight.   
They are crawling on my plate! 
 Eight ants, seven ants,   
Stomp around.   
Six ants, five ants   
On the ground. 
 Four ants, three ants,   
On the run! 
 Two ants, one ant,   
No more fun. 

 I'm an Ant 
I'm an ant   
and a gi-ant   
I'm a gi-ant 
 to an ant   
but   
I'm an ant 
 to a gi-ant 
 
Ants Live Here 
Ants live here   by the curb side,   see?   
They worry a lot   about giants like   me. 
 
Once I Saw An Anthill 
Once I saw an anthill 
 With no ants about;   
So I said, "Dear little ants   Won't you please come out?"   
Then as if the little ants 
 Had heard my call, 
 One, two, three, four, five came out, 
 And that was all. 
 
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