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Integrating Science across the curriculum in grades Pre-K through 2
Isabel ValentiniStar of the Sea Catholic School,
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Objective
• To introduce students in grades Pre-K through 2nd to the basic characteristics of “bugs”, their habitats, and their contribution to the environment through the use of fiction and non fiction literature, videos, and art activities.
Process
• Read a variety of fiction and non-fiction literature
• Video presentations• Class Discussions• Art activities• Snack• Role Playing Activity
Fiction and Non-Fiction Literature
• Fiction– The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Eric Carle– The Very Busy Spider – Eric Carle– The Very Grouchy Ladybug – Eric Carle– Mr. Bumble - Kim and Doug Kennedy– “Bug” series – David A. Carter
• Non-Fiction– The Icky Bug Counting Book – Jerry Pallota and Ralph Masiello– Are You A...(Spider, Ladybug...) series – Judy Allen and Tudor
Humphries– Butterfly (See How They Grow) – DK Publishing
Video Presentations
• The Magic School Bus – “Ants in Its Pants”• The Magic School Bus – “Bugs,Bugs,Bugs”• The Magic School Bus – “In a Beehive”• The Magic School Bus - “Spins a Web”• The Magic School Bus – “Butterflies”• DK Eyewitness: Insects• Web site: www.kids.nationalgeographic.com
Role Playing Activity• Students sit on the floor in a ball shape (egg)• The “eggs” hatch and they become “caterpillars”• Students crawl around on the floor like caterpillars• Teacher turns the light out and plays quiet music• The caterpillars spin cocoons (students curl up
into cocoons)• Teacher gently taps each student and “cocoon”
opens and students become butterflies (fly gently around the room)
• When all cocoons have “hatched” teacher turns on the light and plays lively music
Students will paint egg carton sections green
Butterfly Project
Butterfly Project
Butterfly Project
Students will be given a butterfly pattern and will color one side brown
Butterfly Project
Students will watercolor the other side using bright colors
Butterfly Project
Butterfly Project
Butterfly Project
When dry, students will glue “caterpillar” to water colored side of butterfly
Butterfly Project
When dry, teacher will attach Velcro or tape to butterfly so when the wings are folded over it appears to be a cocoon/chrysalis
and when it is opened the butterfly appears
Butterfly Project
Butterfly Project
• Give each student a sheet of white construction paper
• Place ink pads in a central location• Instruct students to use one finger to make
finger prints on the paper
“Don’t Bug Me!”
“Don’t Bug Me!”
After they have made a variety of prints on the page they will use colored pencils to draw legs,
antennae, wings...and scenery
“Don’t Bug Me!”
• Give each child 2 cookies in a sandwich bag • Have students crush cookies using a wooden block
or small rolling pin (this can be done while you are making pudding)
Dirt Cups
• Fill plastic cups about 2/3 full of pudding (discuss how worms live in the moist earth)
• Have students sprinkle “dirt” over the “mud”
Dirt Cups
• Give each student 2-3 gummy worms to burrow in the mud
• Enjoy!
Dirt Cups
Thank You!