Week Long Bug Unit

This summer, “Bugs and Insects” are the themes in the libraries across Kansas. I decided that we would use this opportunity to study them throughout the summer months – - and I will try to keep up with what I do so that you may use whatever resources are listed for your own Thematic Unit. Since we decided to do this in the last couple-a-days, it will be a hodge-podge – - hopefully, we will get a little more organized as time goes on.

 

 

Day One
Language Arts – Insect Word Book (http://members.enchantedlearning.com/books/mini/insects/)
Literature – Books: The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle; Some Smug Slug by Pamela Duncan Edwards; The Icky Bug Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta; Bugs by Nancy Winslow Parker and Joan Richards Wright (Reading Rainbow Feature Book); Bugs are Insects by Anne Rockwell
Quiz on Books (www.BookAdventure.com) – The Very Quiet Cricket; Some Smug Slug; The Icky Bug Alphabet Book
Listened to books on Tape/CD – There Ain’t No Bugs on Me
Movie – Reading Rainbow: Bugs, FLO: The Lyin’ Fly

Day Two
Literature – Books: Are You a Bee? By Judy Allen; Bugs, Beetles, and Butterflies by Harriet Ziefert
Science – Bug/insect Report {BEETLE} (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/animalrpt/insect.shtml)
Movie – Magic School Bus: Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!
Art – Various Insect/Bug Art Projects at the Library
Field Trip – Trip to the Zoo with the Brownies

Day Three
Literature – Books: Bug in a Rug by Sue Heap; Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin; Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin
Language Arts – Bug Wordsearch (Worksheet from the Library)
Movie – Insect; Antz

 

Day Four
Literature – Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema; The Ugly Caterpillar by Carl Sommer
Quiz on Books (www.BookAdventure.com) – Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears
Language Arts – Worksheets: Diary of a Fly, Bug Page and Word Search, Ant Maze (all from the Library)
Movie – Bugz; FLO: The Lyin’ Fly

Day Five
Literature – Up, Down and Around by Katherine Ayers; The Caterpillar and the Polliwog by Jack Kent; Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni
Quiz on Books (www.BookAdventure.com) – The Caterpillar and the Polliwog; Inch by Inch
Language Arts – Worksheets: Diary of a Spider, Butterfly Coloring Page
Movie – Bugs!: A Rainforest Adventure
Science – Read Beetles by Scholastic; Lifecycle of a Butterfly by Angela Royston;

Day Six
Literature – Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert; Army Ant Parade by April Pulley Sayre; Buzz by Janet S. Wong; Leo the Lightening Bug by Eric Drachman; Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! By Bob Barner
Quiz on Books (www.BookAdventure.com) – Buzz
Movie – Bug (2002) ; Ants: Little Creatures Who Run the World
Art – Color Pages: Spider and Ladybug (both from the library)