Insects, Insects EVERYWHERE!

Take a trip with us as we learn about the creepy crawly world of insects!

BODY PARTS

Part 1:

• students rotate through various pictures of insects and compare them
• a class discussion leads to a discussion on similarities and differences between insects
• Students note that all insects have: 3 body parts and 6 legs!!

Part 2:

• To further student learning about "What is an insect", we used the website "Let's Talk About Insects" and enjoyed the narration and animation!

Part 3:

• What better way to reinforce learning than through dance and music!
• We danced and sang the following song repeteadly (we sang as monsters, people crying, Opera singers, country stars...)

(To the tune of "Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes")

Head and thorax, ab-do-men

Ab-do-men, ab-do-men

Head and thorax, ab-do-men

Antennae, wings and stingers too!

• After much singing and smiling, the students made 3-D replicas of insects with plastercine and labeled each body part

Part 4: Butterflies and Life Cycles

It was fun to watch our 10 caterpillars go through their lifecycle and emerge as a beautiful butterfly.

• After reading and looking at various websites and books, we discussed the lifecycle of a butterfly.
• to help learn the stages, we acted out each stage according to how it looks and must feel
• the kids wrote poetry about butterflies and their lifecycle
• students read books and looked at pictures to learn more about a butterflies body and wings
• students then created a large, paper mache version of a butterfly