Make these fun & simple DIY paper bugs with your kiddos. You only need a few supplies & your kids can get creative with creating different bugs with different colors.
Ways for Brownies to earn their Bugs badge
FIREFLY PICTURES AND VIDEOS Share your pics of fireflies with us. Whether you have visited and taken pictures of the famous synchronous fireflies of the Selangor River in Malaysia, synchronous flashing of Photinus carolinus in Tennessee & Pennsylvania, or simply snapped pictures of the display in your own back yard. Share your pictures with us … Continue reading "Firefly Pictures"
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Learn all about bugs and with cute coloring pages …
It's fun to catch bugs with a simple pit fall trap. Observing bugs will help you learn about their behavior, and get you acquainted with the natural world.
This giant bundle of free Insects Worksheets will help your student learn all about beetles, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and other bugs!
In this article, you will learn about the good and bad bugs that may inhabit our gardens and their effect on our plants. You will also find out how to attract beneficial organisms and choose plants that will help your garden thrive.
This week in Exploring Nature With Children is ‘Mini-beast Hunt Week’. Here are some helpful links to get you going: How to draw insects. Video workshop by John Muir Laws How to draw insects: Iride…
Use these free printable insect matching cards to teach preschoolers fun bug facts in an insect theme lesson plan.
Have you ever wondered why dragonflies have such a cool name? They are fascinating creatures,. Read on for more dragonfly facts for kids.
Bugs. They’re creepy, crawly, shiny and gross. But kids love them. So today we’re going to explore our world on a miniature level. Start by going outside and lying in the grass. Close your eyes and listen to the nature noises all around you. What other senses can you use with your eyes closed? Smell the grass and the fresh air. Feel the warm sun on your skin. Listen to the birds, the wind and the bugs. If you hear noises you can’t identify, try to figure out what’s making them. While you’re lying so still, watch how many bugs magically appear around you. See how many you can find and talk about what it might be like to be a bug and live outside in such a giant world. If you’re looking for a game to play while you’re out here, try our bug bingo checklist. Now that you have an idea of where all the bugs are hiding, try to catch a few. Nets and bug vacuums are wonderful tools that can be found at any toy store, but don’t underestimate the power of two hands and a little patience. Look under rocks or where there are tell-tale signs of life, like ant hills. Use a magnifying glass to look at your new friends and make notes about the environment where you discovered them. If you’re going to have your bug friend over to stay for a while, you’ll need to make sure all the same items are in his box: leaves, dirt, rocks, twigs, flowers, moss, a bit of water, etc. If you’d like to sing while you’re searching, modify the words to the song “Going on a Bear Hunt” to say “Going on a Bug Hunt.” You can find the original lyrics and tune at this site: http://www.timmyabell.com/music/lyrics/ol/bearhunt.htm If you can’t find any bugs where you live, there are plenty of sites where you can purchase live bug kits. Click on the image below to be directed to one of them! It’s a good idea to make a bug habitat before you go on your bug hunt. Store-bought ones are easy, but homegrown ones are just as fun – all you need is a box or jar with holes in the top. You’ll add all the extras to either option when you catch your bugs. Now that you have some new bug friends, do some research together to know more about them. What kind of bugs are they, if you don’t already know? What do they eat? Where do they live? How long do they live? How do they grow? What makes them special? This is a great time to educate your child about the bugs’ life-cycle, habitat and food. If you can’t care for your bugs long-term, plan on letting them go after about 2 days. Now that you’ve seen them in action and learned more about them, pretend to be a bug! Make tunnels like ants, put on a ‘stinger’ (I recommend toilet paper rolls or birthday hats) and play tag with your bums (I call this Bee Tag), do the crab walk or hold spider relays. Or make up your own game using a part of the bug you found. You can also take a field trip to a natural museum to see the insect display. It can be fascinating for your little one to see all the different kinds of butterflies, beetles and other creepy crawlies science has documented. Talk about your child’s favorite one and bring along supplies to draw a picture. If you really want to see the world from a bug’s perspective, try watching a movie. There are plenty of amazing documentaries out there if you think your child would be interested, but even “A Bug’s Life” would be fun after these activities. (Click on image for source) Suggested Reading: (See call number 595 for a wide variety of non-fiction books on bugs) Big Book of Bugs – Theresa Greenaway, DK (ISBN: 9780789465207; Call #: 591.53) The Transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle – David A Elliot (ISBN: 0763611735; Call #:J Elliott) The Very Lonely Firefly – Eric Carle (ISBN: 9780399227745; Call #: P Carle) See also: The Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, The Very Busy Spider Ant Cities – Arthur Dorros (ISBN: 0690045700; Call #: J 595.796 D7379) Bug Boy – Carol Sonenklar (ISBN: 0805047948; Call #:J Sonenklar) My Father’s Hands – Joanne Ryder (ISBN: 068809189X; P Ryder) Miss Spider’s Tea Party – David Kirk (ISBN: 0590477242; Call #: P Kirk) Look for others in this series, as well as a TV cartoon series about Miss Spider. See also: Miss Spider’s ABCs
Because other troops have enjoyed it and because our troop did not do it during their Daisy years, I started my "Brownies only" meetings this year with the Bugs badge. According to Badge Explorer, there are the requirements: Explore the world of bugs and learn more about these little creatures that do so much. Draw a bug poster Try a bug craft See bugs in action Explore bug homes Take a bug field trip When you've earned this badge, you'll know all about bugs. Draw a Bug Poster I went to the library and checked out a stack of books on bugs. I told each girl to peruse a book or two, pick a bug and do a poster showing what the bug looked like and two facts about the bug. I've done this badge with three different groups and that's never been anyone's favorite activity. As usual, 3/4 did butterflies. Try a Bug Craft I was going to do coffee filter butterflies (and I may still) but when I got there I couldn't find the spring clothespins. I improvised quickly, gave each girl a paper plate and six 1/2 pipe cleaners, markers and a hole punch and had them make an insect out of the paper plate. I think we'll re-do this if we have time, and do the coffee filter butterflies. See Bugs in Action I stopped at Petco and bought crickets for each girl. I asked them to bring a glass jar with a lid and we put the crickets in there and set them on the table where we could see them. We talked about the parts of the body we could see. Also, we were meeting outside so I asked the girls to go out in the field and up next to the trees and see if they could find any bugs. We saw an ant hill but no ants. We saw a couple of moths, but that was it. Explore Bug Homes I found a Youtube video on metamorphosis so we explored cocoons. Take a Bug Field Trip We took a trip via video. We saw stink beetles and hissing cockroaches. My Comments: We took two and a half meetings for this badge, doing three requirements at the first meeting and two at the second. At the second meeting we also learned to build a fire, as part of our Eco Friend badge. For my other two troop that did this badge, the highlight was a trip to the local insectarium. Unfortunately, it has been closed down. Also the rules we have to observe on field trips are just more than I am willing to deal with. Still, the girls had fun. Here is what we did last time I did this badge. I sent this plan home for girls who wanted to do more or who needed to do make-up work.
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Check out collection of printable bug worksheets for kids. We created these bugs worksheets and hope you have fun using them and learning with your kids. Younger kids will enjoy the bugs counting practice and word and picture matching worksheets, while slightly older children will love the missing letter and bugs word scramble worksheets as well as about bugs worksheet. All of these bug worksheets for kids are available in perfect printable pdf format.
Looking for awesome Bug Activities for preschool? This awesome set is a mix of cute preschool bug crafts and educational activities for your math and literacy centers. They are hands on, and there is some fun science mixed in as well.
Help your students learn interesting facts about 35 amazing insects with this set of Charlotte-Mason style FREE Insect Nature Cards
Spark a fire of creativity in your children with this fun Build a Bug Craft! With a simple package of construction paper and glue sticks, your children can get lost in their world of imagination as they thoughtfully create bugs. They're adorable and there are many different styles to create. There are lots of pictures to use as a starting place, but it won't be long before your children are putting their own spin on the bugs!
Fun facts about cicadas and STEM unit study ideas for science! Looking to study insects / learning about bugs, want to create a cicada lesson plan or want to know more about the new Brood emerging this year? Learning about cicadas is a fun STEAM lesson to add to your homeschooling or classroom studies. Get a free printables pack download!
We are thoroughly enjoying the beautiful Spring weather we have been having in our neck of the woods. We got out this week and did a couple of fun projects to help us study insects
The Original Circuit Bugs STEM Project - a super fun craft and electric circuit building project for kids making adorable bugs that light up.
Save your old food magazines for this bug collage project. The shiny and colorful fruit has a whole new look when viewed as bug parts.
Of all of the approximately 1.5 millions cataloged species on Earth, insects make up two-thirds of this number. Their diversity and accessibility make them a
Use these spider scissor skills printable cutting cards to set up a Halloween-themed cutting centre. Great for fine motor skills! Spider scissor skills printable cutting sheets Using scissor takes practice and setting up a cutting centre helps children work on this important fine motor skill. You can use these spider cards to create […]
