Learning about the world around us as we explore in nature. Bugs what a fun subject to learn about. Learning that even the smallest bug is important to the world. We are encouraging our kids to slow down and really enjoy their outside environment.
This week we learned about Leaf Cutter Bugs and that their are several types of bugs that cut leaf’s. We were fascinated with how fast they could change the look of the leaf. We used a hole puncher to make holes in the leaf and then glued them down. We then added our bugs and drew on legs to our red sticker making it look like a leaf cutter bug.
We enjoy our I Spy pages from Experience Early Learning Curriculum they help us to learn about the letter of the week and make learning fun.
All spiders can spin silk, but not all spiders spin webs. That is something that I didn’t know. It is fun learning right along side with the kids. When learning a lesson we try to find a simple fact that we did not know already it is a fun way to expose kids to new information. They can also see our excitement!
We enjoyed using the rubber worms, putting them through the brown paint and making a worm trail. No paper was the same.
We love reading together our I Can Read Books. I have one of the older children read with my smaller kids and we follow along.
We loved learning about slugs! We discovered that when a slug slides across the ground he leaves a trail. They can also climb a vertical surface and even travel upside-down.
We make walking sticks, caterpillars and sorted bugs into groups. We enjoyed every week of this theme!
A praying Mantis is an amazing insect that can be kept as a pet. A praying Mantis catch other insects with its strong front legs. The front legs are lined with spikes and close in a certain way to have a firm grip on the prey. We enjoyed making our mask and walking around the yard pretending to catch other bugs.
Leaf Insects are camouflaged taking on the appearance of leaves. They do this so accurately that predators often are not able to distinguish them from real leaves. In some species the edge of the leaf insect’s body even has the appearance of bite marks.
We used glue, toothpics, markers and paper to create our very own leaf insect.
Preschool Shenanigans 