HS Bugs and Insects

Interest Area Changes to Environment

Bug and Insect stamps

Bug and Insect cookie cutters

Bug and Insect Magazines

Bug and Insect pictures

Books about bugs and insects

Clear bug containers

Magnifying glasses

Bug and Insect xray

Plastic Bugs and Insects

Soft Bugs and Insects

Bug and Insect hats and costumes

Bug and Insect file folder game

Bug and Insect puppets.

Snapple bottle lids

Tunnel

Butterfly wings

Insect head bands

Grass

Dirt

Fake flowers

Water table: insect xrays, bug containers, tongs, magnifying glasses, etc

Sensory table: grass, dirt, plastic insects and bugs, magnifying glasses, bug containers, tongs, etc

Teaching Concepts for Large Group Experiences

1. Scavenger Hunt

You can gather a list, or some ideas include looking for particular shapes, colors, items that are a certain length, or items that start with a particular sound.

2. Move like a bug/insect or bug/insect parade

3. Bug/Insect toss (toss bug/insect into a container)

Teaching Concepts for Small Group Experiences

1. Play file folder game

2. Stamp bug and insects onto paper

3. Make caterpillar out of pieces of egg carton

4. Color coffee filter with marker, spray with water, then bring top and bottom together in middle to make a butterfly

5. Bug and insect collage

6. Pretend play with plastic bugs and insects

7. Paint with bugs/insects

8. Wash bugs/insects

9. Hide and find bugs/insects in the sand

10. Cricket Sounds- Snapple bottle lids make neat cricket sounds. The snapple lid is vacuum sealed. When you remove the lid the center pops up but you can press it down and let it go to make the cricket sound.

11. Examine an empty hornets nest

12. The Itsy Bitsy Spider (drop plastic spider down the drain)

13. Fly swatter painting 

Teaching Concepts for Music Movement Wellness IMIL

1. Bugs, bugs, bugs! (tune: Frere Jacques)

Big bugs, small bugs, big bugs, small bugs,

See them crawl. See them crawl.

Creeping, creeping, crawling, never, never falling

Bugs, bugs, bugs! Bugs, bugs, bugs!

Thin bugs, fat bugs, thin bugs, fat bugs

See them crawl, on the wall.

Creeping, creeping, crawling, never, never falling

Bugs, bugs, bugs! Bugs, bugs, bugs!

2. There’s a Bug on My Back!

There’s a bug on my back, on my back!

There’s a bug on my back, on my back!

There’s a bug on my back! Get it off with a gentle smack!

There’s a bug on my back, on my back!

Make up other lines! Have fun with it!

There’s a bug on my nose….I just stood there and froze…there’s a bug on my nose…etc.

3. Insects and Spiders Song (tune: Wheels on the Bus)

The bugs in the air fly up and down,

Up and down, up and down.

The bugs in the air fly up and down,

All through the day!

The spiders on the bush spin a web….

The crickets in the field hop up and down…

The bees in the hive go buzz, buzz, buzz….

4. Insects All Around (tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)

Lady bugs and butterflies,

Buzzing bees up in the sky.

Teeny, tiny little ants,

Crawling up and down the plants.

Many insects can be found

In the sky and on the ground.

5. Ants Go Marching

The ants came marching two by two, Hurrah! Hurrah!

(Students walk in pairs of 2 side by side each other in a circle)

The ants came marching two by two

The little one stopped to tie his shoe.

They all go marching down around the town.

Boom, Boom, Boom.

Other Verses:

The ants came marching three by three…

The little one stopped to climb a tree.

The ants came marching four by four….

The little one stopped to shut the door….

The ants came marching five by five…

The little one stopped to take a dive….

The ants came marching six by six….

The little one stopped to pick up sticks….

The ants came marching seven by seven….

The little one stopped to go to heaven…

The ants came marching eight by eight…

The little one stopped to shut the gate…

The ants came marching nine by nine…

The little one stopped to scratch his spine…

The ants came marching ten by ten

The little one stopped to say THE END!

6. Can You Move With Me? (tune: Do Your Ears Hang Low?)

Can you wiggle like a worm?

Can you squiggle? Can you squirm?

Can you flutter? Can you fly like a gentle butterfly?

Can you crawl upon the ground

Like a beetle that is round?

Can you move with me?

Can you flip? Can you flop?

Can you give a little hop?

Can you slither like a snake?

Can you give a little shake?

Can you dance like bee

Who is buzzing round a tree?

Can you move with me?

7. Did You Ever See an Earthworm? (tune: Did You Ever See A Lassie?)

Did you ever see an earthworm,

An earthworm, an earthworm,

Did you ever see an earthworm, Move this way and that

Move this way and that way,

And this way and that way,

Did you ever see an earthworm

Move this way and that?

8. Head, Thorax, Abdomen (tune: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes)

Head, thorax, abdomen, it’s an insect

(Touch head, waist, and touch and wiggle hips.)

Head, thorax, abdomen, it’s an insect

(Touch head, waist, and touch and wiggle hips.)

Two eyes, two antennae

(Point to eyes and use the pointer fingers to make antennae on top of the head.)

Four wings, six legs

(Hold out two fingers on each hand at shoulder height and pretend to fly.  Then make six legs by holding three fingers from each hand at the waist.)

Head, thorax, abdomen, it’s an insect

(Touch head, waist, and touch and wiggle hips.)

Head, thorax, abdomen, abdomen

(Touch head, waist, and touch and wiggle hips.)

Head, thorax, abdomen, abdomen

(Touch head, waist, and touch and wiggle hips.)

Two antennae, two eyes

(Use the pointer fingers to make antennae on top of the head. Point to eyes)

Four wings, six legs

(Hold out two fingers on each hand at shoulder height and pretend to fly.  Then make six legs by holding three fingers from each hand at the waist.)

Head, thorax, abdomen, abdomen

(Touch head, waist, and touch and wiggle hips.)

Teaching Concepts for Fingerplays

1. Baby Bumble Bee

2. Bug Fingerplay

1, 2, 3 ( hold up fingers)

There is a bug on me! (point to shoulder)

Where did it go? ( brush off)

I don’t know ( Shrug Shoulder and look really puzzled)

3. 8 Ants

One ant two ants, three ants four.

Our picnic is their grocery store.

Five ants, six ants, seven ants, eight.

They are crawling on my plate!

Eight ants, seven ants,

Stomp around.

Six ants, five ants

On the ground.

Four ants, three ants,

On the run!

Two ants, one ant,

No more fun.

4. The Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.

Down came the rain and washed the spider out.

Our came the sun and dried up all the rain.

And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

Extra Verses (Change your voice and hands as appropriate!)

The great big spider…

The very quiet spider….

The very noisy spider…

The tiny baby spider…

The old grandpa spider…

The very fast spider…

The very slow spider…

5. Five Hungry Ants

Five hungry ants marching in a line,

Came upon a picnic where they could dine.

They marched into the salad,

They marched into the cake,

They marched into the pepper…

Uh oh! That was a mistake!

A..a..a..choo!

6. Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar

Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar

Into a corner will creep

(creep fingers)

He’ll spin himself a blanket

And then fall fast asleep

(rest head, close eyes)

Fuzzy, wuzzy caterpillar

Very soon will rise (wake up)

And find he has grown beautiful wings

Now he’s a butterfly!

Teaching Concepts for Outdoor Experiences

1. Bug/Insect toss (toss bug/insect into a container)

2. Hide and seek bugs/insects use nets to catch them

3. Use magnifying glass and walk/crawl around playground to see what you can find

4. Bug/Insect Slap (slap pictures of bugs/insects with plastic fly swatter)

5. Move like a bug/insect or bug/insect parade

6. Bee Science Fun- Roll a large white pom pom (pretend it's a bee) on a flower (a daisy works really well) see the pollen that it collects. Bees collect pollen when they land on a flower and carry it back to their hive in their pollen baskets. Pollen is mixed with honey and fed to the baby bees (it's called bee bread).

7. Catch that fly (create a spider web using a hula hoop and tape) Children will throw pom poms at the "spider web" and try to get them to stick, like a spider catches the fly

8. Crawl through tunnel as if you are a caterpillar in a cocoon and come out the other side as a beautiful butterfly

9. Fly swatter art (place fly swatter in paint then slap it onto paper)

CLASS Concepts

Teaching Concepts for Distance Learning

1. Scavenger Hunt

You can gather a list, or some ideas include looking for particular shapes, colors, items that are a certain length, or items that start with a particular sound.

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