* See Copyright InformationĪ-Z Schoolers used this Roly Poly Craft to teach her children not to "roll up in a ball", but to face their problems. Have your children write facts about Roly Polies on the sections of the roly polies. Use two more strips of construction paper for the antennae. Tape them to the back of the first and last triangles in the pile. Fold them in half at an angle to make the pairs of legs. Cut thin strips of black construction paper about two inches long. Spread out the triangles to make the roly poly shape. Secure all the triangles together with the brass brad.Ĥ. Pile up all the triangles on top of each other placing the head triangle at the top of the pile. Punch holes in the tops of the triangles. Draw a face shape on one of the triangles at the bottom corner of the triangle.ģ. (A printable pattern for this craft is available to members.)Ģ. Cut seven triangles 3 1/2" tall by 3" wide from the card stock. Have your children help you come up with a list of words before they start their stories: crawl, clamber, inch, slither, flutter, hatch, infest, annoy, infect, pester, teem, swarm, plague, invade, buzz, hum, drone, whir, creature, snout, proboscis, habitat, larvae, larva, creepy, crawlies, attack, squish, squash, stink, squirm, scurry, fly, ewww, creep, dig, critter, wiggling, squirm, wriggle, and twitchġ. Creative Writing - Have your children write a story about their bugs using as many descriptive words as they can. Tell them to make up both scientific names and common names, and to describe their bug's characteristics, habitat, life cycle, etc.ĥ. When your children are done making their bugs encourage them to name their bugs and describe them. The toothpicks will prevent them from using too much glue.Ĥ. Place tacky glue in lids or other containers and have your children dip the ends of toothpicks into the glue and then onto their natural items to glue them together. Give each child a piece of paper with their name on it. If they want to get really creative they can make up their own class of bugs.ģ. Tell them to decide if they want their bugs to be spiders with eight legs or insects with six legs. Once you have studied classifications of bugs: insects, spiders, and different stages of insects, encourage your children to use the natural materials they found to create their own bugs. If you can't identify a plant, leaf, or seed pod, look it up on the Internet or in a nature book when you get back inside.Ģ. Use this exploration as a science lesson. Open up seed pods, and look through piles of dried leaves. Encourage them to look for items that have already fallen to the ground, or are on dried plant matter. Take your children outside to look for natural items to make their bugs. The bugs in this set are the same bugs used in our game. We used Safari Ltd Insects from to play this game. You can use plastic bugs instead of the printable bug cards (not included). Children can use the bags to store the bugs they have collected.ĥ. Bag Labels with descriptions of insects, spiders and centipedes. Eleven Bug Game Pieces, and Blank Pieces that children can use to make their own game pieces.Ĥ. Thirty Printable Question Cards, blank cards so you can add your own questions, and eight questions about insects in the Bible.ģ. Glue the two sheets together to make a 14" x 10" game board.Ģ. This game reviews arthropod facts including the following: grasshoppers, dragonflies, centipedes, spiders, bees, praying mantis, flies, ladybugs, caterpillars, butterflies, ants, and cockroaches.ġ. At the end of the game children sort the bugs they collected into classes. The child with the most bugs at the end of the game wins. If they answer a question correctly, they get to collect a bug that matches the space they occupy. Bag A Bug Printable Board Game - Review Insect and Spiders Gameīag a Bug Printable Game and Sorting Activity - Children throw a die to travel around the bug game board.
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