Oct. 21-Beautiful Bugs

*Tuesday, Oct. 21/ Wednesday, Oct. 22 – BEAUTIFUL BUGS - Letter Aa
We will introduce our class pet, Squeaky the wooly caterpillar, and explain how he will one day become a butterfly. We’ll read the story, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”, create our own butterflies, play with a ‘bug’ parachute, make our own cocoons, and use pretzels to make the letter A!


Morning Circle (AM 9:00-9:30)
1. The Letter A
2. Song Can
3 Calendar
4 We will introduce our class pet, Squeaky the wooly caterpillar, and explain how he will one day become a butterfly
4. Read the story, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Learning Centers (AM 9:30-10:15)
*Creative Art: watercolor - butterflies
*Messy Table: dirt
*Cut and Color Table: We’ll make butterfly and caterpillar finger puppets
*Dramatic Play: Puppets - Encourage the children to use their finger puppets to show how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly.
Snack (small groups come at different times to eat during Self-Selected Activities. Unless we are making our snack, then we will eat it during small group.)
*Snack: We’ll be having animal crackers and juice.
Outside Play (AM 10:20-10:30..PM 1:50-2:00)
We’ll go outside and make a bug parachute.
Closing Circle (AM 10:30-11:00..PM 2:00-2:30)
*Story
*Music and Movement – We’ll do the actions to itsy bitsy spider and ladybug, ladybug. We’ll all wrap up in our cocoons and burst out of them into beautiful butterflies
* We’ll talk about the day and what we learned about butterflies and caterpillars. We’ll practice writing Aa on the chalkboard once more.
Supplements:
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" Role Play. After reading the "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" have your children act out the stages of a butterfly.Caterpillar: Crawl on the Ground pretending to eat everythingCocoon: Role up into a tight ball, and then slowly uncoilButterfly: Have them hold their arms out and run around the room
Make Your Own Bug
cotton balls egg cartons google eyes pipe cleaners construction paper glitter, any other material that you want to use. Cut the egg cartons and let the children make their own bug

Coffee Filter Butterflies
Coffee Filters Spray Bottle with water Washable Markers Clothespins
What You Do: Let kids color coffee filters, then spray them with the spray bottle, then twist and clip with clothespin. This will make the butterfly wings, the kids can then color a face and antennas on the clothespin.

Design an Insect What You Need: Pipe Cleaners Popsicle Stick Feathers Football Shakers Google Eyes Construction Paper Glitter
What You Do: After talking about insects, and looking at insect pictures. Give the kids all of the materials and let them design their own insect. You will be amazed what great insects your kids will come up with