These last two weeks, we've learned all about bugs!
And went a little bug crazy.
We filled our library up with bug books...
...and filled our science center up with bug stuff.
We also had a chance to catch bugs and show them off in class. We built a mini-entomology lab with ladybugs, crickets, ants, rolly-pollys and beetles. And, for good measure, a snail.
Learning about the letter U, we created our U-Underground...
we practiced bug writing...
...and we practiced bug math.
Examining the life cycle of butterflies, we learned about their different phases: Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and adult butterfly.
We even practiced butterfly yoga.
and made butterfly paintings.
By the next Monday, we were ready to learn about honeybees.
I brought in honey, honeycomb and bee pollen for everyone to taste...
...and we had fun with our science journals.
Then, we examined hexagons and the life cycle of a honeybee.
The highlight of our bug unit, however, was our ant farm!
Turns out, when they're safely inside an acrylic container with blue gel, they're really fun to watch!
And write about.
We like ants in this form!
They're even cuter when you add eyelashes.
It's been a buggy two weeks.
And we've enjoyed every second of it!
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