Today we learned about the life cycle of an ant. We also learned about an ant year and played a math game. T liked playing with those tiny plastic ants that I found. He seems to like bugs more than J does. I’m glad he doesn’t take after his Mama, I can’t stand them! Ant Life Cycle… Continue reading Ants Day 2 -Ant Life Cycle
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Ants Day 1 -Ant Anatomy
For our fist day of our ant unit study we studied ant anatomy. We learned that like all insects ants have 3 main body parts; head, thorax, and abdomen. We made a craft, played with math, read some books, and had some writing activities. Ant Anatomy Discuss: Ants are usually 2-7mm long. Ants, like all insects, have… Continue reading Ants Day 1 -Ant Anatomy
Ant Unit Study
In this unit study we learned about ant anatomy, the ant life cycle, ant jobs, ant colonies, types of ants, and ant enemies. We spent some time outside for this unit study so I would recommend doing it during nicer weather. I did this unit study with my 1st grader and I recommend it for… Continue reading Ant Unit Study
Butterflies Day 4 -Butterfly vs. Moth
For the last day of our butterfly unit study we focused on the differences between butterflies and moths. We made a Venn diagram, wrote and acrostic poem, studied a dead moth, and talked about how butterflies find their host plants. This unit was fun with our live butterflies and we all learned a lot. Butterfly… Continue reading Butterflies Day 4 -Butterfly vs. Moth
Butterflies Day 3 -Butterfly Anatomy
Now we have moved on to the anatomy of butterflies and moths. We experimented with how butterflies eat, discovered what symmetry is, and made some butterfly snacks today. T loves when we make things with food, he is my big sweet eater! Butterfly & Moth Anatomy 1. Discuss: Explain that butterflies and moths are both insects. The order… Continue reading Butterflies Day 3 -Butterfly Anatomy
Butterflies Day 2 -Caterpillar Anatomy
Since butterflies start out as caterpillars we learned about the caterpillars anatomy for our second day of our butterfly unit study. We had fun with some math, literature, crafts, spelling, and of course science. We also made a caterpillar lunch today. Caterpillar Anatomy 1. Discuss: Butterflies do all of their growing during the larva stage (caterpillar). … Continue reading Butterflies Day 2 -Caterpillar Anatomy
Butterflies Day 1 -Life Cycle
For the first day of our butterfly unit study we learned about the butterfly life cycle. We learned that the butterfly and the moth life cycles are very similar. We made some life cycle crafts and did some writing and reading as well. 1. Discuss: Ask the children “How do butterflies and moths grow? Do they start… Continue reading Butterflies Day 1 -Life Cycle
Butterfly Unit Study
In this unit study we learned about the life cycle of butterflies and moths, the anatomy of butterflies and moths, and the differences between butterflies and moths. We also grew a butterfly and record our observations. This unit study has 4 days worth of lessons, and it takes 3 to 4 weeks to grow the… Continue reading Butterfly Unit Study