Study: Insects Exploring the Topic: What Do We Know About Insects? What Do We Want to Find Out?

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Study: Insects Exploring the Topic: What do we know about Insects? What do we want to find out? Vocabulary—English: insect, stinger, defend, research, words related to insect collecting supplies, e.g., observation bins, nets, etc. Spanish: insecto, aguijón, defender, investigar, palabras relacionadas con artículos para recoger insectos, e.g., recipientes de observación, redes, etc. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Interest Toys and Games: photos of Discovery: insect collecting Library: nonfiction books with Technology: websites that offer Discovery: insect habitats and Areas insects, realistic toy insects equipment, photos of insects photos or realistic illustrations of guidance on how to care for insects supplies, plastic insects insects; pictures from today’s walk; magnifying glasses; materials to make a journal Question What is this? (Show a picture Which is bigger? (Show a Did you see an insect today? Which of these is an insect? (Show What insect would you like to of the Day of an insect.) picture of an animal, such as two to three photos, e.g., fly, collect on our walk? a giraffe and a picture of an earthworm, centipede, etc.) insect, such as a ladybug.) Large Game: My Name, Too! Movement: Syllable Stroll Game: Rolling With It Song: Oh, Dear! What Can the Movement: Leaping Sounds Group Matter Be? Discussion and Shared Discussion and Shared Discussion and Shared Writing: Discussion and Shared Writing: Writing: What Is an Insect? Writing: How to Observe Taking a Walk to Observe Discussion and Shared Writing: Taking a Walk to Collect Insects and Catch Insects Safely Insects How Do We Care for the Insects Materials: Mighty Minutes 35, We Collect? Materials: Mighty Minutes 17, “My Name, Too!”; photos of Materials: Mighty Minutes Materials: Mighty Minute 135, “Leaping Sounds”; insect familiar insects or realistic toy 155, “Syllable Stroll”; “Rolling With It”; materials for Materials: Mighty Minutes 93, collection supplies insects materials used for collecting observational drawings; camera “Oh, Dear! What Can the Matter insects; photos of insects Be?”; photos taken on walk the day before; insect field guides Read- Nonfiction selection from the Nonfiction selection from Under the Lemon Moon Poetry book from the “Children’s Selection from the “Children’s Aloud “Children’s Books” list that the “Children’s Books” list Book Discussion Card 53 (first Books” list that features insects Books” list about feelings and features insects that features different kinds read-aloud) friendship of insects Small Option 1: Jumping Beans Option 1: Lining It Up Option 1: Balancing Act Option 1: Number Line Hop Option 1: Stick Letters Group Intentional Teaching Card Intentional Teaching Card Intentional Teaching Card M49, Intentional Teaching Card M91, Intentional Teaching Card LL28, LL05, “Jumping Beans”; 26 M31, “Lining It Up”; “Balancing Act”; baggies; “Number Line Hop”; masking tape “Stick Letters”; sticks; alphabet bean-shaped cards with letters collection of objects to be various fill materials; balance or chalk; numeral cards 1-20 cards (construction paper; markers; arranged by size scale scissors; lam-ination Option 2: Shake, Rattle, and Roll Option 2: Making My Name supplies); large can Option 2: Huff & Puff Option 2: Missing Lids Intentional Teaching Card M61, Review Intentional Teaching Intentional Teaching Card Intentional Teaching Card M58, “Shake, Rattle, and Roll”; Card LL29, “Making My Name”; Option 2: Walk a Letter M26, “Huff & Puff”; small, “Missing Lids”; containers of five blank-faced cubes; shape marker; small, sturdy envelopes; Intentional Teaching Card lightweight balls; standard various sizes and shapes with stickers; parquetry or pattern letter manipulatives LL17, “Walk a Letter”; and nonstandard measuring lids blocks; container with lid; tape; masking tape, alphabet cards tools to measure distance paper plates or chart

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Outdoor Experiences: Identify areas in the outdoor play area or around the school where insects might be found. Lead children to these areas during insect hunts. Physical Fun: Review Intentional Teaching Card P20 “Body Shapes & Sizes.” Follow the guidance on the card. Family Partnerships: Introduce the study to families by sending a letter of explanation. Ask them to bring in items related to insects (e.g., books or photos of insects, insect catching supplies). Encourage children and family members to bring books about insects or supplies for catching or looking at insects to add to the classroom collection. Invite families to assist with supervision during site visits. Wow! Experiences: Day 3: Walk around the school to look for Insects

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Study: Insects Investigation: 1. What are the characteristics of insects? Vocabulary—English: jointed legs, segments, language, communicate, gesture, colony Spanish: patas articuladas, segmentos, idioma, comunicación, gesto, colonia Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Interest Music and Movement: video Music and Movement: photos Art: photos taken of insects Technology: videos of Technology: images and video Areas of insect climbing over an and videos of insects moving in seen in our community, insects communicating recordings of insects working obstacle; cushions or pillows different ways, e.g., crawling, bookmaking materials using lights, colors, touch, together hopping, flying, etc. or dance Question How are these insects alike? How far can you jump? (Provide What sounds can you make What does this mean? How many people do you live with? of the Day (Show two photos of insects.) masking tape to mark the with your hands? (Show a picture of a “starting line” and where children common gesture.) land. Support them to write their name on the tape.) Large Song: Hickory Dickory Dock Movement: Blast Off Movement: High in the Tree Movement: Animal Ride Movement: Hop the Circle Group Discussion and Shared Discussion and Shared Writing: Discussion and Shared Discussion and Shared Discussion and Shared Writing: How Writing: How Do Insects How Do Insects Move? Writing: Writing: How Do Insects Do Insects Work Together? Look the Same? Insect Communication Communicate Without Materials: Mighty Minutes 170, Sounds? Materials: Mighty Minutes 144, “Hop Materials: Mighty Minutes 80, “Blast Off”; collection of plastic Materials: Mighty Minutes 51, the Circle”; classroom set of wooden “Hickory Dickory Dock”; or plush insects; photos of insects “High in the Tree”; audio clip Materials: Mighty Minutes blocks; two containers; photos of photos of insects of crickets chirping; book or 159, “Animal Ride”; insects working together, e.g., ants video clip showing how flashlights; colorful fabric carrying food, creating a bridge, etc. crickets use their bodies to scraps, crayons or markers chirp Read- Nonfiction book from the Under the Lemon Moon Highlights High Five Reread the book from Day Under the Lemon Moon Aloud “Children’s Books” list Book Discussion Card 53 Bilingüe™, 1 about insects Book Discussion Card 53 featuring insects (second read-aloud) ¡Diviértanse!/Have Fun! Book (third read-aloud) Conversation Card 04 Small Option 1: Reading Nonfiction Option 1: Measure and Compare Option 1: Making a Birdfeeder Option 1: Secret Numbers Option 1: Action Patterns Intentional Group Books Intentional Teaching Card M12, Intentional Teaching Card Intentional Teaching Card Teaching Card M35, “Action Intentional Teaching Card “Measure and Compare”; LL73, “Birdfeeder”; pre-made M37, “Secret Numbers”; Patterns”; action cards; pocket chart LL66, “Reading Nonfiction nonstandard measuring tools birdfeeder; birdseed two sets of either quantity Books”; collection of cards; numeral/quantity Option 2: Pots and Pans Band nonfiction books Option 2: Pendulum Power Option 2: Making a Birdfeeder cards; or numeral cards Intentional Teaching Card M80, Intentional Teaching Card M83, Intentional Teaching Card “Pots & Pans Band”; variety of pots, Option 2: Will You Read to “Pendulum Power”; nylon LL73, “Birdfeeder”; birdseed; Option 2: Marble Mat pans, and bowls; wooden spoons; Me? Intentional Teaching stockings; tennis balls; blocks; materials to make a birdfeeder; Intentional Teaching Card plastic spatulas Card LL64, “Will You Read cardboard boxes; collection of string; ceramic or clay saucer; M82, “Marble Mat”; bath to Me?”; collection of familiar paper tubes; two chairs; broom or tape mat with suction cups books mop aligned in rows; numeral cards 1-20; marbles; masking tape

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Outdoor Experiences: Take a boom box outdoors on a nice day to listen to music and invite children to dance and move like insects. Take insect collecting supplies, e.g., tweezers, nets, enclosures, magnifying glasses, etc. outdoors for children to collect insects to observe closely. Invite children to observe insects working together, e.g., place small pieces of food near anthills and watch to see whether ants are attracted to it and how they use it. Encourage children to observe from a safe distance and make observational drawings of what they notice. Take photos of video recordings to examine closely. Physical Fun: Review Intentional Teaching Card P23, “Ways to Travel.” Follow the guidance on the card and incorporate moves like insects. Family Partnerships: Invite families to talk with children about the insects they see around their community, including which are safe to touch and which should be observed from a safe distance. Wow! Experiences: Invite family members to visit the classroom to talk about their work or hobbies with plants and insects.

Study: Insects Investigation: 2. Where do insects live? How do they live? Vocabulary—English: predator, exterior, habitat, mandible, proboscis, migrate, climates, construct Spanish: depredador, exterior, hábitat, mandíbula, probóscide, emigrar, climas, construir Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Interest Dramatic Play: sports Technology: photos and Discovery: drinking straws; Library: books, magazines, and Block: photos of anthills, Areas equipment, protective clothing, videos of insects on plants staple remover; fruit juice or Internet articles about monarch beehives, wasp nests, etc., and fabric in colors similar to those in and flowers nectar; fresh fruit; illustrations butterflies’ migration; monarch building materials, e.g., paper the classroom or outdoor play or videos of insects eating migratory maps towel rolls, shoe boxes, tape, area; camera glue, etc. Question of What do you wear on a Can you finish the flower What do you like to eat? How did you get to school today? Which tower is taller? (Display the Day cold day? pattern? (Display photos of two towers made of blocks.) flowers in different colors. Provide markers.) Large Game: Persnickety Patterns Song: Hi-Ho, the Derry-O Game: I’m Thinking Of… Song: Days of the Week Movement: The Feelings Group Dance Discussion and Shared Writing: Discussion and Shared Discussion and Shared Discussion and Shared Writing: How Do Insects Protect Writing: Site Visit or Writing: Insect Migration Discussion and Shared Writing: Themselves? Visitor from a Nursery What Insects Like to Eat Insects That Build Materials: Mighty Minutes 149, Materials: Mighty Minutes 167, Materials: Mighty Minutes Materials: Mighty Minutes 18, “Willy’s Week”; 2-3 sheets of Materials: Mighty Minutes 142, “Persnickety Patterns”; sports 23, “Hi-Ho, the Derry-O”; “I’m Thinking Of...”; close-up paper; stamps; inkpads; book or “The Feelings Dance”; photos equipment; protective clothing; photos of insects or toy photos of insects’ heads and magazine that describes how of structures created by insects; close-up photos of insects with insects to sort proboscises and mandibles; monarch butterflies migrate materials to create a nest interesting exoskeletons; camera orange juice and orange similar to those in the photos, segments; drinking straw and e.g., paper towel rolls, glue, claw-style staple remover etc. Read-Aloud Nonfiction selection that A rhyming book from the Reread the nonfiction book An alphabet book from the Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo! shows how insects protect and “Children’s Books” list ; from Day 1 that shows how “Children’s Books” list that Book Discussion Card 54 (first camouflage themselves from the Intentional Teaching Card insects protect and camouflage features insects read-aloud) “Children’s Books” list LL10, “Rhyming Chart” themselves. Small Option 1: Memory Games Option 1: Did You Ever Option 1: Dinnertime Option 1: Picture Walk and Talk Option 1: Tallying Group Intentional Teaching Card See…? Intentional Intentional Teaching Card Intentional Teaching Card LL77, Intentional Teaching Card LL08, “Memory Games”; Teaching Card LL14, “Did M01, “Dinnertime”; paper or “Picture Walk & Talk”; familiar M06, “Tallying”; clipboard; memory or lotto game You Ever See…?”; pictures plastic dishes; napkins; storybooks from the classroom paper; pencils or crayons of insects; audio recorder utensils; cups; placemats library Option 2: Memory Games Option 2: Tallying Intentional Teaching Card LL08, Option 2: Rhyming Tubs Option 2: Garden Party Option 2: Clothesline Storytelling Intentional Teaching Card “Memory Games”; memory game Intentional Teaching Card Intentional Teaching Card Intentional Teaching Card LL33, M06, “Tallying”; clipboard; created with photos of insects LL44, “Rhyming Tubs”; M86, “Garden Party”; nontoxic “Clothesline Storytelling”; paper; pencils or crayons; observed on walks plastic tub; bag or small potting soil; gardening tools; storybook with simple plot; photos of insects that build box; pairs of small toys nontoxic houseplants; flower lamination supplies; clothesline; nests and those that do not with names that rhyme pots or paper cups; craft sticks; clothespins; paper star; blank paper build nests plastic covering and markers; large baggie

Outdoor Experiences: Put a dish of a variety of foods outdoors to see which attract insects. Provide supplies to create a butterfly feeder, i.e., a large, flat dish that can be elevated or hung, kitchen sponges, fruit slices, sugar and water (1 part sugar to 10 parts water). [ Stir the sugar into the water and arrange sponges on the dish with a few slices of fresh fruit. Invite children to decide where the butterfly feeder should be placed, ideally, near the insect garden and visible from the classroom. Consider hanging or placing the dish on an elevated surface. Help children to pour or scoop the sugar-water solution over the sponges.] Plant monarch-friendly plants such as milkweed, chives, or salvia in the insect garden. Note: milkweed is toxic if consumed in large amounts, so consider planting milkweed within view, but out of children’s reach, like in a hanging planter. Physical Fun: Review Intentional Teaching Card P41, “The Tortoise & the Hare.” Follow the guidance on the card. Family Partnerships: Invite family members to visit the classroom to talk about their work or hobbies with plants. Wow! Experiences: Day 2: Classroom visit from a person who works in a nursery (or site visit to a nursery)

Study: Insects Investigation: 3. What insects are in our community? Vocabulary—English: inspect, indigenous, range Spanish: inspeccionar, autóctono, gama Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Interest Library: class insect book; Discovery: insect field guides; Library: science journals; writing Toys and Games: photos of Art: photos of some of the Areas observational drawings magnifying glasses; photos materials insects that were observed in world’s largest insects, e.g., of indigenous insects taken your community Goliath beetles, giant weta, during the insect hunt on Day 1; Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing; photos of nonindigenous insects play dough Question What is this picture of? Where should we look for What is the weather like today? What colors do you see on this Which weighs more? (Provide of the (Display an extreme close-up insects today? insect? (Display a photo of an two small items, e.g., a hollow Day picture of an insect’s body, insect observed on a recent plastic ball and a marble; e.g., eyes, leg, wing, etc.) insect hunt.) balance scale.) Large Movement: Silly Dance Movement: Creeping Ladybug Song: Strolling Through the Park Game: I Spy With My Little Eye Game: Come Play With Me Group Discussion and Shared Discussion and Shared Writing: Discussion and Shared Writing: Do Discussion and Shared Writing: Discussion and Shared Writing: Writing: Identifying the Looking for Insects We See Different Insects at Where Have We Seen Insects? Biggest and Smallest Insects Insects in Our Community Different Times? Materials: Mighty Minutes 174 Materials: Mighty Minutes 19, “I Materials: Mighty Minutes 42, Materials: Mighty Minutes “Creeping Ladybug”; photos Materials: Mighty Minutes 46, Spy With My Little Eye”; map “Come Play With Me”; sticky 106, “Silly Dance”; insect from Day 1 and of “Strolling Through the Park”; a of where insects have been notes; markers; life-size photos field guides; sticky notes; hula nonindigenous insects; insect child’s garment appropriate for the observed (created earlier in the of some of the largest insects in hoops; materials to make field guides; sticky notes; hula day’s weather; two child’s week); photos of insects taken the world; ruler; hollow plastic observational drawings; hoops; materials to make garments inappropriate for the during insect hunts; bag or box ball; heavy marble camera; magnifying glasses observational drawings; camera; day’s weather; photos taken on magnifying glasses insect hunts on Days 1 and 2 Read- Book from the “Children’s Highlights High Five Bilingüe™, Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo! Read Insect Quest: Hide and A storybook from the Aloud Books” list that features ¡Diviértanse!/Have Fun! Book Book Discussion Card 54 (second Seek “Children’s insects Conversation Card 04 read-aloud) Books” list that features insects Small Option 1: Picture Patterns Option 1: Straw Shapes Option 1: Rhyming Chart Option 1: Observing Insect Life Option 1: Book Reviews Group Intentional Teaching Card Intentional Teaching Card M42, Intentional Teaching Card LL10, Intentional Teaching Card Intentional Teaching Card M45, “Picture Patterns”; book “Straw Shapes”; geometric “Rhyming Chart”; “Itsy Bitsy LL74, “Observing Insect Life”; LL68, “Book Reviews”; book or collection of photos or shapes; drinking straws cut to Spider” written on chart paper; magnifiers or magnifying insect with a review on the back; books objects that have patterns; different lengths; pipe cleaners; props that illustrate the song catchers from the classroom collection; camera; paper and writing paper; pencil or crayons writing tools; clear contact paper materials; collage materials Option 2: Same Sound Sort Option 2: Observing Insect Life Option 2: Buried Shapes Intentional Teaching Card LL12, Intentional Teaching Card Option 2: Author & Illustrator Option 2: Patterns Under Intentional Teaching Card M30, “Same Sound Sort”; variety of LL74, “Observing Insect Life”; Intentional Teaching Card Cover “Buried Shapes”; card stock; objects (some with names that photos of insects observed; LL69, “Author & Illustrator”; Intentional Teaching Card attribute blocks; three begin with the same sound); a magnifiers or magnifying insect storybook in which the author M38, “Patterns Under Cover”; containers; glue; sandbox or tub cardboard box or bag catchers and illustrator are different; card counters in a variety of colors; of sand; small brushes stock; paper; pencils, crayons, or paper cup; cardboard divider markers; bookbinding supplies

Outdoor Experiences: Invite children to collect insects for the classroom once a week. Provide insect-catching supplies and use hula hoops to focus children’s observations. Remind children that the insects will be released the next day. Invite children to look closely at the plants, especially in the insect garden for evidence of insects in our community, i.e., chewed leaves, anthills, wasp nests. Take magnifying glasses, children’s science journals, paper, markers or crayons, and insect-catching supplies each day to encourage children to hunt for insects independently. Physical Fun: Review Intentional Teaching Card P40, “Nature Painting.” Follow the guidance on the card and encourage children to gather art materials while outdoors looking for insects. Family Partnerships: Invite families to talk with children about how to safely capture insects for observation and how to release the insects back into nature the next day. Wow! Experiences: Day 1 and Day 2: Walk around the outdoor play area or around the school to look for insects. Invite a science teacher or professor to visit the classroom next week. Ask the visitor to bring microscopes, prepared slides of small insects or insect body parts; insect-collecting equipment; and insect specimens.

Study: Insects Investigation: 4. How do insects change? Vocabulary—English: metamorphosis, larva, molt, stage Spanish: metamorfosis, larva, mudar, etapa Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Interest Library: books (fiction and Discovery: photos of adult insects Discovery: close-up photos of Discovery: photos of insects at Outdoors: microscope; sign- Areas nonfiction) about insects and their eggs; books that show cocoons; videos or photos of insects various stages of development; making materials, writing growing and changing pictures or illustrations of insects forming a cocoon; magnifying photos of insect habitats, i.e., materials hatching from eggs glasses pond, grass, trees, sky

Question of How do we finish the Which of these is a baby insect? How many layers of clothes are you Which book should we read What should we ask our the Day pattern? (Display photos of (Display three photos, e.g., a wearing? aloud today? (Display three visitor? a baby, a child, an adult, mature beetle, a beetle larva, and familiar books and provide and an elderly person. an adult mosquito.) sticky notes for voting.) Remove two or more photos.) Large Movement: Echo Clapping Movement: The Name Dance Song: Abby Had an Anteater Movement: Metamorphosis Movement: Body Patterns Group Discussion and Shared Discussion and Shared Writing: Discussion and Shared Writing: Discussion and Shared Writing: Discussion and Shared Writing: Life Cycle of Baby Insects How Do Insects’ Bodies Change Life Cycle Stages Writing: Class Visitor Insects During Metamorphosis? Materials: Mighty Minutes 60, Materials: Mighty Minutes 133, Materials: Mighty Minutes Materials: Mighty Minutes “The Name Dance”; photos of Materials: Use Mighty Minutes 103, “Metamorphosis”; photos from 36, “Body Patterns”; 26, “Echo Clapping”; different types of “Abby Had an Anteater”; photos of Day 2; photos of a termite and a children’s science journals nonfiction and fiction metamorphosis;. picture books insects molting; butterfly life cycle grasshopper’s life cycle; books that features the life with metamorphosis display magazines; chart paper with four cycle of insects (especially sections, labeled “baby,” metamorphosis) “child,” “adult,” and “elderly” Read-Aloud The Grouchy Ladybug Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo! Highlights High Five Bilingüe™, Read the book that the children A Spoon for Every Bite See Book Discussion Card Book Discussion Card 54 (third ¡Vamos!/Let’s Go! chose during the question of the Book Discussion Card 55 14 for guidance. read-aloud) Book Conversation Card 06 day. (first read- aloud) Small Option 1: Can You Find It? Option 1: Exploring Pathways Option 1: Tap It, Clap It, Stomp It, Option 1: Count and Trace Option 1: Silly Names Group Intentional Teaching Card Intentional Teaching Card P12, Jump It Intentional Teaching Card M93, Intentional Teaching Card M51, “Can You Find It?”; “Exploring Pathways”; long scarf Intentional Teaching Card LL52, “Count and Trace”; numeral- LL19, “Silly Names”; chart small classroom objects or ribbon; carpet squares or tape “Tap It, Clap It, Stomp It, Jump It”; quantity cards 1-10; assorted paper; sentence strips or marks on the floor; music name card for each child; chart with items to trace sticky notes Option 2: Treasure Hunt recording or CD lyrics to “Mary Had a Little Lamb” Intentional Teaching Card Option 2: Fruit Smoothies Option 2: Silly Names M87, “Treasure Hunt”; Option 2: Ways to Travel Option 2: Tap It, Clap It, Stomp It, Intentional Teaching Card M67, Intentional Teaching Card treasure items; paper and Intentional Teaching Card P23, Jump It “Fruit Smoothies”; ingredients; LL19, “Silly Names”; chart pencils “Ways to Travel” Intentional Teaching Card LL52, blender; plastic knives; photos paper; sentence strips or “Tap It, Clap It, Stomp It, Jump It”; of the fruits’ seeds, buds, and sticky notes name card for each child; chart with unripened stage lyrics to “Mary Had a Little Lamb”

Outdoor Experiences: Physical Fun: Review Intentional Teaching Card P35, “Stand Up & Dance.” Follow the guidance on the card and incorporate movement similar to the way insects move. Family Partnerships: Invite families to talk with children about looking for insects at different stages of development (e.g., egg, larva, pupa, adult) during walks or in books, magazines online. Invite family members who work with insects to visit the classroom.

Wow! Experiences: Day 5: Classroom visit from a science teacher or professor who specializes in insects. Arrange to have an exterminator and a gardener visit the classroom next week. Encourage the visitors to bring equipment and for the gardener to bring plants that attract insects.

Study: Insects Investigation: 5. Who works with insects? Vocabulary—English: cautious, pest, photography, benefit Spanish: cauteloso, plaga, fotografía, beneficiar Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Interest Dramatic Play: materials similar to what Library: books about people whose Outdoors: magnifying glasses; Discovery: plant samples from Areas the children will see at the site visit; work involves insects science journals; writing materials; outdoors, captured insects, magnifying plastic or plush insects; paper; markers, camera glasses crayons, or pencils; photos taken during the site visit Question What would you like to ask on the site What should we ask our visitor? Which of these is a photograph? What do we see growing outside? of the Day visit? (Display a photo, a drawing, and a sculpture of the same subject, e.g., insect, flower, or apple.) Large Movement: Here Is the Beehive Movement: Persnickety Patterns Poem: A Chat With a Cat Song: Take a Tuneful Turn Group Discussion and Shared Writing: Site Visit Discussion and Shared Writing: Discussion and Shared Writing: Discussion and Shared Writing: to a Museum Visit From an Exterminator Insect Photography Walk Visit From a Gardener

Materials: Mighty Minutes 79, “Here Is Materials: Mighty Minutes 167, Materials: Mighty Minutes 165, “A Materials: Mighty Minutes 146, “Take a the Beehive”; list of questions generated “Persnickety Patterns”; photos of Chat With a Cat”; several cameras for Tuneful Turn”; equipment similar to the during previous day’s large-group insects that are considered pests; children to take pictures of insects on tools used by the gardener; beneficial roundup; materials to make observational camera their walk insects; plants that attract insects; drawings camera

Read- Read a fiction book from the “Children’s A Spoon for Every Bite Selection of fiction book from the Highlights High Five Bilingüe™, Aloud Books” list that features the people who Book Discussion Card 55 (second “Children’s Books” list ¡Vamos!/Let’s Go! study insects. read-aloud) Book Conversation Card 06 Small Option 1: Asking Questions Option 1: My Clothes Today Option 1: Number Cards Intentional Option 1: Sink or Float? Intentional Group Intentional Teaching Card LL54, “Asking Intentional Teaching Card LL71, Teaching Card M04, “Number Teaching Card M81, “Sink or Float?”; Questions”; chart paper; markers “My Clothes Today”; large mirror; Cards”; set of cards with a numeral plastic floor covering; large, clear paper; crayons or markers; index and its number word on one side; a containers of water; two trays or plates; Option 2: Sticky Tables cards with color and clothing words corresponding number of dots variety of objects that might sink or Intentional Teaching Card LL75, “Sticky and pictures float; paper; pencils Tables”; rolls of masking tape; chart Option 2: Ping-Pong Pick-Up paper; markers Option 2: Shaving Cream Letters Intentional Teaching Card M79, Option 2: Dig It! Intentional Teaching Card LL13, “Ping-Pong Pick-Up”; ping pong Intentional Teaching Card M89, “Dig “Shaving Cream Letters”; shaving balls (each with a numeral written on It!”; sensory table or bin; sand; cream; art smocks it); tongs; small net; ladle; water; collection of small objects; sifters, water table sieves, rakes, slotted spoons, strainers

Outdoor Experiences: Take toy cameras, real (or toy) insects, paper, crayons and markers outdoors to document insects are found. Take magnifying glasses, insect field guides, measuring tools, and insect capturing materials outdoors to continue observing, naming, and capturing insects. Family Partnerships: Invite family members to assist with supervision on the site visit to the museum. Wow! Experiences: Day 1: Site visit to a museum where insect specimens are features, and/or with living insect habitats; Day 2: Classroom visit from an exterminator; Day 3: Insect walk with cameras to capture insects in action; Day 4: Classroom visit from a gardener. Prepare for next week by seeking places around the school where children might observe insects decomposing organic materials.

Study: Insects Investigation: 6. How do insects help the earth? Vocabulary—English: pollen, environment, decomposition, healthy, honeycomb Spanish: polen, medio ambiente, descomposición, sano, panal Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Interest Discovery: flowers with pollen; photos Art: large piece of butcher paper; Art: large piece of butcher paper; Cooking: bottle of honey; plain yogurt; Areas of insects covered in pollen; books that markers or crayons; photos of insects; markers or crayons; photos of insects; lemonade (without sweetener), or pieces of feature insects’ role in pollination; pictures of murals pictures of murals fruit, corn syrup, or magnifying glasses; paper plates or maple syrup coffee filters; colored chalk; flat objects Question How many flowers do you see? Which of these lives in the ground? What did you eat for breakfast? What is this? (Display a picture or a piece of a of the Day (Display a vase of flowers, or a small (Display three photos of insects, e.g., real honeycomb.) flowering plant.) ants, flies, praying mantises.) Large Song: Sleepy Bluebird Movement: Tightrope Walking Movement: High Knees Movement: Hippity, Hoppity, Group How Many? Discussion and Shared Writing: Discussion and Shared Writing: Discussion and Shared Writing: Pollination Decomposition Ladybugs and Aphids Discussion and Shared Writing: Bees and Honey Materials: Mighty Minutes 169, Materials: Mighty Minutes 187, Materials: Mighty Minutes 180, “High “Sleepy Bluebird”; real flowers with “Tightrope Walking”; photos take on Knees”; real rose branch with a Materials: Mighty Minutes 07, “Hippity, noticeable pollen; magnifying glasses; Day 2 of Investigation 2; children’s rosebud and a mature rose (or photos Hoppity, How Many?”; photos of bees close-up photo of insects covered in science journals; camera; of roses); photos of roses with aphids; making a beehive; bees pollinating flowers; pollen; chalk dust; stickers; plates or observational drawing materials photos from the gardener’s visit on beekeepers; magnifying glasses; honeycomb coffee filters Day 4 of Investigation 5; photos of (real or photo); book that illustrates how beneficial insects beehives and honey are made Read- A Spoon for Every Bite Read a storybook from the Read Who Lives in Trees? from the Read Insect Quest: Hide and Seek. Aloud Book Discussion Card 55 (third read- “Children’s Books” list. Teaching Strategies Children's Book aloud) Collection. Refer to the guidance in the “Children’s Books” list. Small Option 1: How Many in the Scoop? Option 1: Shape Bingo Intentional Option 1: Rhyming Riddles Option 1: Book Cover Memory Game Group Intentional Teaching Card M92, Teaching Card M88, “Shape Bingo”; Intentional Teaching Card LL11, Intentional Teaching Card LL67, “Book “How Many in the Scoop?”; small tangram shapes; cardstock; bag or “Rhyming Riddles”; chart paper; Cover Memory Game”; several familiar books scoop; jar or box; small items box markers; pictures of objects with two- of various genres from the classroom phoneme names; props that rhyme collection Option 2: More or Fewer Towers Option 2: I’m Thinking of a Shape with chosen words Intentional Teaching Card M59, Intentional Teaching Card M20, “I’m Option 2: Lemonade Intentional Teaching “More or Fewer Towers”; interlocking Thinking of a Shape”; geometric Option 2: Rhyming Riddles Card LL24, “Lemonade”; recipe chart; cubes; more/fewer spinner; numeral- solids; empty containers of different Intentional Teaching Card LL11, ingredients; pitcher; knife; cutting board; quantity cards or die sizes similar to the geometric shapes “Rhyming Riddles”; see option 1 for juicer; measuring cup and spoons; paper cup materials

Outdoor Experiences: Take magnifying glasses and children’s science journals outdoors to observe and make observational drawings of flowers with pollen and of insects helping with pollination. Place a very ripe banana outdoors and invite children to observe how insects help with its decomposition over time. Encourage children to make observational changes of the banana’s decomposition. Physical Fun: Review Intentional Teaching Card P09, “Up and Away.” Follow the guidance on the card. Family Partnerships: Invite family members to talk with children about pollen and the insects that help with pollination. Wow! Experiences: Day 2: Take a walk to look for evidence of insects decomposing organic material.

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