We've Gone Buggy

What is it that is so intriging about bugs to children? They get so excited and want to look at pictures of them, hunt them, draw and colr them, and even write about them. Maybe it is because there are so many varities of bugs. They come in all sizes, shapes, and colors, and live everywhere. Whatever the answer, kindergarteners love them.

Each year, during our study of bugs, we do a little project. The children like to refer to it as "homework",which sounds so grown-up to them. I send a paper home for the children and parentsto work on together. It is called CREATE A BUG. Below is a copy of the page. Now, I can't take credit for this because it came from a book entitled BUNCHES OF BUGS whic is published by Lasting Lessons.


Check out these bugs that were made by children in our class. Each child show his/her bug to the class and told us exactly how they made it. Let us know what you think!!


This is Jaylyn.
Jaylyn made a betterfly. She used blue construction paper to make the wings. The face was made from a push pin. The body was made from a hair bow and a glue stick. Jaylyn said she liked making the wings the best because it was like making a fan.



This is Jenny.
Jenny made a butterfly. For the body she used a feather. For the legs she used bread ties. She used a cotton ball for the head and paper for the wings. Jenny said she liked making it with her dad.



This is Jayda.
Jayda made a ladybug. She used a paper plate to make the body. She used a small paper plate to make the face. And she used two markers. Jayda said she liked it best when she colored the spots.




This is Kathleen.
Kathleen made a caterpillar. She made it with a paper towel roll and some wires for the legs. She used Easter eggs for the head and the tail. Kathlee said she like it best shen she wrapped the paper towel roll with tissue paper.



This is Chace.
Chace made a spider. He used a cup for the body. He used pipe cleaners for the eight legs. He used fake eyes that move for the eyes. Chace said he liked putting the pipe cleaners on the spider.





This is Nathan.
He made a butterfly. A water bottle was used to make the body. Nathan used a disco ball for the head. For the wings, he used tissues and for the legs he used pipec leaners. Nathan said he like it when he got to put the legs and the wings on the butterfly. He said his mom made holes in the bottle with a knife and then he got to put the pipe cleaners cleaners in it.


This is Maya.
Maya made a honeybee. She used a bottle for the body. Feathers were used for the wings, and Qtips were used to make legs. QTips were also used for the antennae. Maya said she liked using the bottle for the body the best!! She had to take the paper off the bottle before she used it.


This is Alex.
He made a ladybug. He made the head out of a little fuzzy ball. The body was made out of wood. The antennae were made out of string and the wings were made out of plates. Alex said the best part of making the ladybug was painting it.


This is Taylor.
She made a ladybug. She made the wings out of paper towels. She colored it yellow. She used google eyes for its eyes. Taylor said she like cutting out the cardboard for the ladybug's body the best.