Insect Discovery by https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery Not all creepy crawlers are insects- discover why en-us 2018-07-03 13:16:15 UTC 2019-12-19 14:00:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png Hallway Mural lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312236 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.
 
]]> 2018-07-03 23:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312236 The Bug House at Beardsley zoo lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312258 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/
]]> 2018-07-03 23:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312258 Bug Hunt! lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312285 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. ]]> 2018-07-03 23:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312285 Peabody Museum lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312292 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
]]> 2018-07-03 23:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312292 Learn An Insect Song lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312301 Watch the video bellow and learn this song about insects!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgvMnCHyjnA
Teach the song to a friend!  
]]> 2018-07-03 23:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312301 Insect Videos lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312325 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
]]> 2018-07-03 23:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312325 Bill Nye the Science Guy lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312342 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
]]> 2018-07-03 23:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312342 Ant Farm lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312372 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.]]> 2018-07-03 23:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312372 Puzzles lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312381 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.]]> 2018-07-03 23:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312381 Metamorphic Mystery lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312394 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
 
]]> 2018-07-03 23:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312394 Short Story Writing lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312453 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.  
]]> 2018-07-03 23:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312453 Taking Pictures with the Ipad lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312480 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
]]> 2018-07-03 23:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312480 Ladybug Habitat lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312484 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
]]> 2018-07-03 23:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312484 The Body Parts of Insects lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312521 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.
]]> 2018-07-03 23:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312521 Addition with Insects lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312534 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.
]]> 2018-07-03 23:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312534 Subtraction with Insects lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312545 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.
]]> 2018-07-03 23:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312545 Eric Carle inspired insect artwork lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312551 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
]]> 2018-07-03 23:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312551 Chatter Pix lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312589 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
]]> 2018-07-03 23:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312589 Identify a Butterfly lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312616 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
]]> 2018-07-03 23:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312616 Search the Library lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312753 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.  
]]> 2018-07-03 23:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312753 Insect Chatter Pix lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312794 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.]]> 2018-07-03 23:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312794 Enrichment Song lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312807 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.]]> 2018-07-03 23:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312807 Enrichment Presentation lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312834 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! ]]> 2018-07-03 23:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312834 Subtraction Story lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312849 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!]]> 2018-07-03 23:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312849 Addition Story lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312885 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!]]> 2018-07-03 23:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312885 Ladybug Habitat lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312901 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. 
 
]]> 2018-07-03 23:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312901 Puzzle Photo lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312912 After learning how to take photos using our class Ipad, take our class Ipad to photograph your completed puzzle.  
 
]]> 2018-07-03 23:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312912 Insect photographer lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312929 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.]]> 2018-07-03 23:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312929 Short Story lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312941 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!
]]> 2018-07-03 23:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312941 Class Insect Book lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312953 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!]]> 2018-07-03 23:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312953 Ant Farm lehmann3 https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312978 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. ]]> 2018-07-03 23:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lehmann3/InsectDiscovery/wish/269312978