It's time to bug out! This week we are exploring some creeping, crawling, wiggling creatures!
#READ: Bugs From Head To Tail by Stacy Roderick
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A creepy crawly interactive guessing game. "What bug has eyes like this?" asks a spread showing a close-up of the body part without revealing the rest of the bug's body. "A grasshopper!" answers the following spread, which features an illustration of the whole bug in its habitat, along with intriguing information about its unique body part and what makes it special.
Increase pre-literacy skills as you read together:
- This book has true facts in it, but you don't need to read every part of it to your little one. Let them choose one or two of the bugs that they are most interested in and only read the factual information about those ones.
- Work with your little one to guess what bug might be on the next page before revealing it.
- When the bug is revealed, ask your little one if they have ever seen a bug like it before. Where? When? What was it like?
- As you read, define words that your little one might not know, like antennae.
#SING: The Insect Song
(Tune: Wheels on the Bus)
The firefly at night goes blink blink blink
Blink blink blink, blink blink blink.
The firefly at night goes blink blink blink
All around the town.
The bee in the flower goes buzz buzz buzz
Buzz buzz buzz, buzz buzz buzz.
The bee in the flower goes buzz buzz buzz
All around the town.
The ants in the grass go march march march
March march march, march march march.
The ants in the grass go march march march
All around the town.
The cricket in the leaves goes chirp chirp chirp
Chirp chirp chirp, chirp chirp chirp.
The cricket in the leaves goes chirp chirp chirp
All around the town.
#EXPLORE: Worm Painting
Materials:
- Paper
- Ribbons
- Scissors
- Paint
- Bowls or plates for paint
- Optional extras: yarn, string, jewelry chains, strings of beads
Instructions:
- Cut ribbons into 1 to 2 foot lengths.
- Pour paint into the plates or bowls.
- Drop the ribbon into the paint, use hands to stir and coat it, and then drop it onto a piece of paper to make curly patterns and prints.
- Drop, drag, or wiggle the ribbons like worms on the paper, making one or more wiggly patterned paintings.
- For more fun, experiment with yarn, string, jewelry chains, or strings of beads.
For more activities like this one, check out First Art for Toddlers and Twos: Open-ended Art Experiences.
#JOIN: Attend a program virtually or in person!
View all early-childhood programs and events offered this week.
For virtual programs, registration is required to receive the Zoom link; use the link in the program information to register.
For in person programs, registration is required; if space allows, walk-ins will be admitted. Use the link in the program information to register.
