this week we started learning about life cycles of different bugs.
Miss Sharifa stopped by and we learned about the life cycle of the butterfly.
on Monday, we learned about the life cycle of the grasshopper.
we learned the 3 stages: egg, nymph, adult. Nymphs hatch from eggs and look like miniature adults without wings. As it grows it sheds its exoskeleton 5 to 6 times. Grasshoppers are medium to large insects with chewing mouthparts and two pairs of wings, one narrow and tough, the other wide and flexible, and long hind legs for jumping. Grasshoppers usually have large eyes. Female grasshoppers are larger than the males. Male grasshoppers sometimes have special structures on their wings that they can rub their hind legs on or rub together to make sounds. Grasshoppers are found on all continents except Antarctica. Grasshoppers can probably live for several years but most die long before that from disease, predators or drought. Grasshoppers are herbivores, they eat plants. They mostly eat leaves, but also flowers, stems and seeds. Sometimes they also scavenge dead insects for extra protein. Grasshoppers jump or fly away, and then hide if they can. Some species eat toxic plants and keep the toxins in their bodies to discourage predators.
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the students also enjoyed making grasshoppers from clothespins!
after science, we got busy making plans and designing a leprechaun trap. we just knew we were going to catch him this year!
BEFORE PICTURES...
AFTER PICTURES....
love these faces!!!
here is a video of the students walking in to see if we caught the leprechaun. love!
we had lots of fun drawing leprechaun glyphs!
they also made pots of gold listing all their treasures!
we also listened to Celtic music on Pandora all day and learned about the history of St. Patrick's Day on the History Channel.
journal writings:
what can you see out your kitchen window?
happy St. Patrick's Day! did you wear green today?
what did the leprechaun do?
this week was cut short due to my son's illness and the illness of others, :(
limited centers:
blocks center- make a rainbow road with colored blocks
dramatic play center- hide pots of gold for your friends to find
art center- bell pepper halves and green paint for shamrock stamping
discovery center- March sensory tub and Leprechaun Gold Play-dough (seen in trap pics)
math center- St. Patrick’s Day mazes, St. Patrick’s Day matching game, St. Patrick’s Day puzzles, and Leprechaun Jars
computer center- online games
Lucky Clover game http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/st.patricksday/games/luckyclover/
Number Line Addition game http://www.turtlediary.com/kindergarten-games/math-games/number-line-addition.html
Butterfly Life Cycle game http://www.turtlediary.com/kindergarten-games/science-games/butterfly-life-cycle.html
Listening Center- Spiders
literacy center- look for your sight word in the magazine and glue it to the page
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