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Explore these videos at National Geographic Kids and the Youtube bellow.

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/youtube-playlist-pages/youtube-playlist-insects/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3166nK3Gym8

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Nat Geo Kids on YouTube: Insects Playlist

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We've found the best content for kids on YouTube. Watch it here!

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We will have Naturalist Chris Everspresent the class with the program “Metamorphic Mystery”

Insects and amphibianshave an amazing common bond . . . the incredible change of life called metamorphosis. With Animal Ambassadors such Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, and mounted Butterfly & Luna Moth specimens, students will discover the wonders of these animals' incredible life cycles.

Learn more about Chris Evers and his organization at http://www.animalembassy.com/page/elementary-school-1

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Monarchs & Millipedes With this program, students will learn about the amazing migration of the Monarch Butterfly. We will discover this natural p...

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Watch the video bellow and learn this song about insects!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgvMnCHyjnA

Teach the song to a friend!

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Discovery Room | Education : Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

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The Yale Peabody Museum's Discovery Room is a chance for families, and especially children ages 5 to 12, to explore the Museum's collections. The Discovery Room's most important rule is "Please Touch!"

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Our class will make a mural for the school hallway of different bugs in their habitat.  The mural will be made of repurposed items and be added to as we learn more about bugs.  The mural will display your artistic creations and be labeled with what you learn about insects.  Some items that could be labeled are the insect names, insect stage of life, or parts of the body.

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We will take a field trip to the Beardsley Zoo.  The Beardsley Zoo has a Bug House with many insects on display.  You will observe the bugs on display.  We will bring our science notebooks to record your observations. We can share our observations when we return back at school.

Zoo Website http://www.beardsleyzoo.org

Follow this link to see one of the bugs we will observe.

http://www.beardsleyzoo.com/image-gallery/

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Image Gallery | Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo

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You will take your science magnifying glass out for a bug hunt around the school with your science partner.  You will make sketches to document your observations in your yellow science notebooks.

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We will take a field trip to the Peabody Museum in New Haven at Yale. The museum has many exhibits and floors. We will spend time in the Discovery Room to observe the tropical leaf-cutter ants in their clear tubes. We will follow our tour with a question answer session the museum staff.

Learn more about the Discovery Room

http://peabody.yale.edu/education/discovery-room

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Discovery Room | Education : Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

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The Yale Peabody Museum's Discovery Room is a chance for families, and especially children ages 5 to 12, to explore the Museum's collections. The Discovery Room's most important rule is "Please Touch!"

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Watch and learn with Bill Nye the Science Guy about Insects.  This video is about insects.  What new facts can you learn?

https://youtu.be/yECo_zLPHO8

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Our class will care for our own ant farm.  The ants will live and work in the classroom for the next few weeks. We will make predictions and document observations in our yellow science notebooks.

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What insect will you find?  Complete the puzzles of insects in the labeled envelopes.  When you finish your puzzle take a picture with the class Ipad.

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Learn how to write a short story.  Watch this link- How to Write a Story for kids.

https://youtu.be/OFWcSnRIAmc

Remember your story needs a beginning, middle, and an end.  Also your story must include the setting and characters.

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Watch the video below to learn how to take photographs with our class Ipad.  Use the tips from the instruction video.

https://youtu.be/vUH_-YWru-o

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You will create an insect habitat for the classroom.  You will learn about the needs for survival of a Ladybug.  You will determine from those needs what to include in a habitat for Ladybugs in the classroom and students will build a habitat for the classroom.

Use the I Love Ladybugs Book and Bug Zoo Book to help you design the habitat.  You may also view the video for tips: https://youtu.be/Jv8R8r6Ugho

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You will learn the parts of the body of an insect.  All insects have the same the three parts are the head, thorax, and abdomen.  You can watch this video for more information

https://youtu.be/Dfa_T8rG1Wc

Learn more by looking in the books in our Bug Book Bin.

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Watch this video with Math Coach Noel Morales, M.Ed.  He will show you how to understand 2 digit by 2 digit addition stories using pictures.

https://youtu.be/dv8BzsfYQBY

Use what Coach Noel Morales taught you to show a friend how to make 2 digit by 2 digit addition story on a white board.

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Second Grade Math: 2 Digit by 2 Digit Addition Word Problems Using Various Strategies

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Watch this video with Math CoachNoel Morales, M.Ed.  He will show you how to understand subtraction stories using pictures.

https://youtu.be/xBrSM-_n4Uc

Use what Coach Noel Morales taught you to show a friend how to make a subtraction story on a white board.

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Second Grade Math: Subtraction Word Problems

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You will learn how to create Eric Carle style insect artwork.

Watch the video bellow to learn how to create insect art

https://youtu.be/2XcVmNt-vEw

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Insect Collage Inspired By Eric Carle Art Tutorial - Art With Trista

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Learn how to create Chatter Pix videos on our class Ipad.  Follow along with the video bellow to learn. Practice creating a Chatter Pix using the photos on the Ipad.

https://youtu.be/_Iom-DiDIc8

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Learn how to search for books in the school library.  Watch this video link to learn how to search for books in the Destiny System.

https://youtu.be/qwhTLPmoBgQ

You will learn how to search by subject, title and author.  You will work in pairs to help each other search for books in the system.  You will have a list of books, authors and topics to find at the library.

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Watch this video to learn how to identify butterflies using the Kauffman Field Guide to Insects of North America,which is located in the Bug Book Bin.

https://youtu.be/1jR28kE4IVg

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How to identify (ID) a butterfly! An easy tool for kids to learn about butterflies!

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First learn how to use Chatter Pix and how to take a photograph of your puzzle with the Ipad.  Now you will create an insect Chatter Pix.  Decide on an interesting fact about the insect in the puzzle.  Use what you have learned to create Chatter Pix of the completed puzzle.

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Write a song about one of our enrichment activities to share with our class. You may sing about going on a bug hunt, our trip to the Bug House at the Beardsley Zoo, The Peabody Museum, or surprise us with something else you have learned about insects.  Feel free to use props or costumes.

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Create an interesting presentation about one of our enrichment activities to share with someone who did not attend.  Some suggestions are our trip to the Bug House, The Peabody Museum, building a class mural in the hall, or our guest speaker Chris Evers.  Plan out your presentation and write your script. Feel free to use props too!

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Now that you have learned how to create subtraction stories using pictures, use the butterflies, bees and ladybug cutouts to create subtraction stories to share with our class.  You will find supplies in the labeled draw bellow.   Don’t forget to check your work before you glue your insects!

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Now that you have learned how to create addition stories using pictures, use the butterflies, bees and ladybug cutouts to create 2 digit by 2 digit addition stories to share with our class.  You will find supplies in the labeled draw bellow.   Don’t forget to check your work before you glue your insects!

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After learning how to create a Ladybug habitat from I Love LadybugsBook and Bug ZooBook, work with a partner to create a ladybug habitat to house ladybugs in our classroom.  First sketch your ladybug habitat in your yellow Science Notebooks.  Remember to label you sketches.  Work in pairs to make sure you include all of the items the ladybugs would need for survival.

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After learning how to take photos using our class Ipad, take our class Ipad to photograph your completed puzzle.

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After learning how to take photos using our class Ipad, take our class Ipad outside and photograph insects around the school. Work in pairs to assist your classmates in remembering the tips you learned about Ipad photography.

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Write an interesting short story about one of our enrichment activities. Some suggestions are our trip to the Bug House, The Peabody Museum, building a class mural in the hall, or our guest speaker Chris Evers.

Remember what you’ve learned about writing.  Your story needs a beginning, middle, and an end.  The story needs to include the setting and characters.  Use our Narrative Checklist to make your writing the best it can be!

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Share facts you learned during one of our enrichment activities. Create a new fact page for our class Insect Book.  Please include labels where needed and use your Writing Checklist to make your writing the best it can be!

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Use the information you learned from the ANT FARM SET UP PAGE for information on setting up the ant farm. First sketch your ant farm in your yellow Science Notebooks.  Remember to label you sketches.  Work as a team to make sure you include all of the items the ants would need for survival.