Our sensory experiences included a sticky easel for insects, insects in the water, finding insects in the beans and using our bubble wands. The wands are made from PVC pipe, cheesecloth and rubber bands.
We also explored the outdoors with magnifying glasses and found some spiders and ants.
Our art and table activities included bingo markers at the easel, easel painting, chalk writing, wikki sticks and insect worksheets found through Google and bean mosaic beetles from Animals Town. We also completed a squish art activity that followed the story of a yellow caterpillar who visited other insects before turning into a butterfly.
We also looked at the idea of flight and floating in the air through paper airplane tosses, balloons and paddles as well as racing balloons.
Other activities that focused on insects included feeding some hungry fish at the light table, making a "catch the bug" toy with a small wiffle ball, cup and yarn, a worksheet from Making Learning Fun, sorting magnet "eggs" and insects.
We also "chased ants" with a pepper chase activity. Sprinkle pepper on top of water and add a q-tip with Dawn liquid for the chasing effect.
Activities that we completed these past two weeks that did not have a specific focus included domino play, playing with a variety of balls in our drain pipe structure and floating boats. We also had the opportunity to explore the inside of a VCR.
We will begin our look at seeds and planting next week. I will post our activities at the end of the two-week unit. Here is a video that we enjoyed as we looked at the insect body segments.
