Overview
The world of insects is so exciting to kindergarteners.
In this unit, students will create insects of their own and use them
for dramatic play. They will learn about metamorphosis and make a representation
of a butterfly's life cycle. Students will also observe and record the
life cycle of one or more insects.
Objective
Students will:
- Examine the physical characteristics of insects and spiders
- Understand the various ways in which insects move: jump, fly, crawl, or swim.
- Observe and record the metamorphosis of one or more insects
- Contrast the larva and adult insect
- Sequence the life cycle of an insect.
Lesson Plans for this Unit
Lesson 1: Inventing Insects
Lesson 2: Cycles of Life
Reproducibles
Culminating Activity
Students write or dictate poems about the insects they created and then perform them for their parents at our annual Bug Bash. Prior to this event, students make the following “insect” delicacies that will be served.
Bug Bash Menu:
Ants on a Log: peanut butter on celery with raisins
Ladybug Cupcakes: bright red-frosted cupcakes with five chocolate chips for spots and six stick pretzels for legs
Nectar Juice: fruit juice sipped through a straw poked through the center of a paper cut-out flower
Supporting Books
- Everything You Need:
- Subjects:Discovery and Learning, Cooking, Charts and Graphs, Arts and Crafts, Public Speaking, Poetry Writing, Life Cycles, Early Science, Early Writing, Real-World Science, Insects, Science Experiments and Projects, Observation
- Skills:Charts and Graphs, Science, Public Speaking, Poetry Writing
- Duration:4 Weeks
