Give each student a coffee filter and markers. Ask
students to color their coffee filter with the markers.
Next, moisten the coffee filters by allowing the students to
spray them with water from a spray bottle.
Cut the pipe cleaners in half
and put the pipe cleaner into the clothespin (see picture at
left). Next, push the dry coffee filter into the
clothespin.
Paper Plate Life Cycle of a
Butterfly
Materials:white paper plates- 9 inch, four
kinds of uncooked pasta: orzo, large shell, rotini, bowtie,
glue, watercolors, Crayola markers, one black marker.
With
the black marker, draw lines to divide each plate into four
equal sections. Then label the outer edge of each section with
a different stage of development; Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis,
and Butterfly. Glue the orzo pasta in the section to represent
the egg. Glue the rotini in the section to represent the
caterpillar. Glue the large shell pasta in the section to
represent the chrysalis, and finally, glue the bowtie pasta in
the section to represent the butterfly. Add leaves and flowers
to the sections and paint the pasta with watercolors.
Paper Plate Ladybug
Materials:
small paper plates, red and black crayons, black construction
paper, hole punch, glue.
Color the back of the
paper plate red with crayons. Next, glue on black paper spots
using circles from hole punch. Use black crayons to add
other ladybug features.
Splat Butterflies
Materials:
tempera paint- various colors, construction paper, scissors,
butterfly tracer.
Trace a butterfly shape on to construction paper. Next, cut out
the shape and place a dab of paint in middle and fold the paper
in half. When opened the paint will have created a
beautiful butterfly!
Trace a butterfly shape on
to construction paper. Next, have students glue small
squares of colored tissue paper to the butterfly shape.
When the entire butterfly is covered with tissue paper, allow it
to dry. Finally, brush the liquid starch over the tissue
paper and allow to dry. When dry the butterfly will have a
glossy appearance. You can cut out the butterflies and put
them on a bulletin board or in a hallway display.
In the Tall Tall Grass
Materials: green construction paper,
scissors, bug stamps or stickers, glue, "In the Tall Tall Grass"
label.
Take a 9x12 piece of green
construction paper and fold the bottom up 1/4, hot-dog style.
Next, allow your students to fringe the 1/4 flap with scissors
or pre-cut it if they are too young. Print out the book
title on a piece of paper, one title for each student and have
them glue it to the bottom front. Finally, allow
students to place bug stamps or stickers on the paper behind the
fringe. When pulled down, the bugs will appear to be
"hiding" In the Tall, Tall Grass.
Here are some ideas to make your Insects unit special.
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