Insect Investigation

Today our read aloud was titled Ten Little Ladybugs.  Today we had four centers set up in the room.  Each child visited two of them.  At an independent center the children observed insects that I had in investigation jars.  I also provided them with a set of nonfiction books about insects.  They children made their observations and then drew a few insects that they liked on their recording sheet.

With Miss Sue the children were given a garden (a storage tub with split peas and flowers in it).  A variety of insects were hidden in the garden.  Each insect had a word or letter programed on it based on the child's learning needs.  The children used tweezers to find an insect in the garden.  They then identified the word or letter on it and recorded it on their recording sheet.  If they could not see the letter or word they used a magnifying glass for help.