KindergartenFebruary

Black History Month - Research activity -

Squirmy Wormy Bugs and Yuck! -- Storytelling opportunity cumulative tale - La Hormigita- the little ant told in English and Spanish the tale features a little ant who disobeys her mother and lives to rue the day --- full of natural consequences -- a great opportunity for kids to illustrate, sequence and retell and think about bridging from the wintertime to spring (not to mention the moral part of the tale)

[|Bug Songs] [|More Buggy Songs] [|Bug Club]Amateur Entomologist Association - Games, Coloring, identifying and more [|The Butterfly Page] [|Insect RecipesI] [|Insects].org is the go to place for you to better understand these marvelous little guys! [|Yucky Bug] world is great for kids!! [|Virtual Bugs!]3D --- I'll probably have some of these movie links for the kids to have fun with.... Here are books and story possibilities Icky Bug Counting Book is full of FABULOUS illustrations

Bug Buffet =Bug Buffet= Grade Levels: **K - 3**

Objectives

 * The students will observe the behavior of bugs and experiment with the types of foods they like to eat.

Materials

 * Bread crumbs
 * Apple slices
 * Shredded carrot
 * Grass
 * Cheese
 * Cookie
 * Cereal

Procedures
Excerpted from //Science Surprises!//
 * 1) Discuss different places you have observed bugs out on the playground. What do bugs like to eat? Make a list of the items that the children suggest.
 * 2) In a quiet corner of the school grounds, create a "buffet" for the bugs. On the ground, sprinkle bread crumbs, apple slices, shredded carrots, cheese slices, cookies, cereal, and other foods suggested by the children.
 * 3) Observe the food and see which insects come to feast. What are their favorite foods?
 * 4) Have the children draw pictures of the insects and their paths.
 * 5) Observe the "bug buffet" for several days and record what happens. What would insects on the playground eat if you didn't feed them?

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