Materials
small containers (1 for each child)samples of strong-smelling foods,
such as vinegar, peanut butter, and and so on
wax paper
scissors
rubber bands
Instructions
* Place an assortment of insects inside each plastic bottle and close the lid
tightly.
What to Do
1. Display the bottles of bugs in a prominent place in the classroom.
2. Each day select five children to take a bottle to their resting mat.
3. Invite the children to lie on their backs and look at the bugs through the plastic
bottle, rotating it as they peek at the various bugs moving about.
More To Do
* After rest time, ask a child to describe what she sees as she observes the bugs
in the bottle. Have the children answer questions about the colors, shapes,
sizes, number, and types of insects they see.
* Invite the children to trace around a bottle on a sheet of paper and then add
insect stickers to the drawing. Invite the children to teach a partner about the
insects inside their bottle.
Teacher - to - Teacher Tip S
* Instead of plastic insects, attach insect stickers to both sides of very small
pieces of tagboard. Place the tagboard insect cards inside the bottles.
* If some children fall asleep, be sure to allow time for them to observe the
bugs in a bottle later in the day.
Assessment
Consider the following:
* Can the children identify the colors of the various insects in the bottle?
* Can the children describe the insects in the bottle?
