This month I led a story activity about bugs. Since my two seven year olds favorite activity is putting out the stuffed Audubon birds- we started with them: Each child who came to the session was given a stuffed bird. Then I asked specific details, such as," if your bird has blue raise your hand." When they raised their hand, they showed the class the bird and then I gave them the birds name if they didn't know it and the child played its call. Then we sang a version of a song taught to me by a fabulous naturalist, Anastasia, "Blue bird, blue bird fly through my window... who will the next one be. " I called out a new color until we had heard and seen all the birds.
Next I asked what birds eat and we talked about bugs and worms. My boys assisted me and gave each child a cut out string (one inch) and I told them to measure with them. Since they are young children I asked them to find something smaller and something bigger.... Then I read Leo Lionni's Book called Inch Worm. Next we read the book Sing By Joe Raposo and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. Thankfully some of the parents and adults attending helped sing as well. Kids joined the second time through.
Then it was time for our hike. We did a bug hunt. We stopped and played with the parachute. I showed the kids a preserved mole and we found mole holes...and then sang as we did the parachute...a version of the song I wish I were a mole in the ground....
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