Friday, January 4, 2013

INSECT OBSERVATION + INSECT LEAF CRAFTS (LEARN & LINK)



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We are using Apologia Flying Creatures this year for our science curriculum. We decided to add to the book lesson by doing a nature walk and collecting insects and observing them up close. Viewing all of their body parts up closely under the microscope. Amazingly we caught a fly a big one!

The wings of a fly are membranous with the black veins what neat to see up close along with the rest of their anatomy!



After our observation we collected sticks, leaves and pine needles to make a insect leaf craft.


Materials needed:
Smaller thin sticks
Various different shape leaves
Pine needles
Markers
Construction Paper
Glue

There was really no rule of thumb, This was our 1st time doing this craft. We used different sizes of the same leaf for the ant and pine needles for the legs and antennae. For the Damselfly a stick for the body, the same leaves for the wings and pine needles for the legs and them my boys accented it with a face.
 
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29 comments:

  1. My kids are always intrigued by bugs. The bug zone at our local zoo is one of their favorite places. Those leaf bugs are very cute.

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  2. What a cute idea! My kids love learning about nature and bugs, so this would be a great project!

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  3. Love the leaf bugs! My middle child is in love with bugs, so this woul dbe great for her!

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  4. This is darling! I will have to remember this for when we don't have a oot of snow!

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  5. fun. i bet your kids enjoyed the lesson. thanks for the additional links.

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  6. This is an outstanding idea. We do this at my school because it is part of the Emilia Reggio philosophy.

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  7. oh this is so cute - a great way to engage them

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  8. Those are cute! and a great tool for learning. All our leaves are currently under snow. But in the spring this would be fun to do!

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  9. Cute idea! My kids love collecting sticks and leaves. I find little piles around the house.

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  10. What a great project. I know my kids would enjoy it.

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  11. Very cool project! My 5 year old would love doing this!! Thanks for sharing :)

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  12. Love this! Pinning it for a future insect learning unit.

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  13. very creative :D looks like you had fun doing it with your kid

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  14. Very cute and creative!! The ant is my favorite.

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  15. Love your projects ~ they are so cute!
    I found you through the review crew link you put up~ I am your newest follower!
    Have a wonderful day & congrats on number 5 this year :)
    Blessings
    Renata:)

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  16. That looks fun and like something my kids would love to do.

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  17. That looks like so much fun!!! Great photos ;)

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  18. Not sure if you realize, but your linky isn't showing up.

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  19. Like your bug crafts....the actual bugs, not so much ;-)

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  20. Ewww, I can't stand flies! lol! But I'm sure the kids would love this project! :)

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  21. Love the craft. Will try doing this ith my 2 1/2 year old.

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  22. I love that you used nature finds to make insects. Fun idea!

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  23. Oh, how fun and beautiful!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!

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  24. Thank you for sharing! My children would love this!

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Nicole, the mama behind the Mama to 5 Blessings blog, is a mom to 5 children. Three boys: ages 8 years, 5 years, 2 years, a daughter 4 years and a new baby girl born April 19th 2013. She has been married to her husband Fritz for 11 years. Here at Mama to 5 Blessings you will find quite a variety of topics: recipes, crafts for moms and children, homeschooling, parenting, reviews and giveaways, thrifty tips and much more! Mama to 5 Blessings can also be found on Twitter @mamato3blessing, Facebook and Pinterest.