Creepy crawly things are so much fun to learn about. Last week we started our unit on insects. It is so much fun as we share our stories about bugs and where we've found them. (Ask your little one to tell you about Mrs. Straight and her kitchen and ... the ants.)
We began our unit by learning about the general characteristics of an insect - an insect has three body parts and six legs. The boys and girls even learned a song to help them remember the names of the three insect body parts. The words are found under the song tab of our blog if you'd like to sing along with your Kindergarten kiddo. :0) Once we became insect experts, we began the study of different insects, beginning with ants. As we discover each insect, we will study where they live, what they eat and how they move. We will chart our information and look for similarities and differences in the different insects. It all sounds so "grown-up" but these boys and girls are up to the task.
Literature is how I've chosen to introduce our different insects. Anyone who knows me or has stepped into our classroom knows how much I love, love, love books. It has give me the opportunity to introduce fiction and non-fiction to the boys and girls. I will incorporate technology through the use of the Internet as we look at close up pictures of the different creepy crawly critters. Art activities will also be incorporated as we have fun learning about lady bugs and the life cycle of a caterpillar. And nothing is more fun as hands on learning as the boys and girls begin bringing in insects they find and we examine them with magnifying glasses.
I hope you will share in the fun and help your young one contain an insect for us to examine ... no bees or wasps please :o) ... I think you know why. We welcome ants, crickets, ladybugs, grasshoppers, caterpillars, butterflies, beetles...the more the merrier! I can supply the ants...did I tell you to ask your little one to tell you the story about Mrs. Straight and her kitchen and the...ANTS!
Your child's teacher,
Mrs. Straight
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