Bee Theme and nature study idea courtesy of Barb’s Nature Studies…
Well, similar to the week we tried to do butterflies… the bug in question was no where to be found. LOL!
We spend about 20 min stumbling around the backyard. Found lots of butterflies, toads, frogs… but no bees. Was a little cooler this morning so they may not have been out yet. Still we did find a plump caterpillar and an orange centipede.
Oh! we did find some circular holes in the wild rose petals…. like what was described in Handbook of Nature Study.
Here are a couple pictures:
Sam’s Critter
Sam’s caterpillar is in our popup critter keeper. It is pretty big so I think it may be cocooning soon. Jessie’s critter was carefully examined (in a taped-closed petri dish) and just as carefully released. O_O
We’ll do a wrap up session tomorrow or the next day to talk more about the insects they chose and take time to identify them, label parts, etc.
Those are some awesome insects! I think it is great that when you are focused on one subject, you allow other interesting things to take the front seat and study them instead. I love that because it shows me that your children are finding things that are interesting to them and that motivates them to learn some more.
Thank you for sharing your link.
Thanks Barb! I hope it is as you describe. I always worry!
Hoping to get to the wrap up tomorrow. I did some preliminary searching and it seems that centipede will be a bit difficult to pin down exactly. I’ve not found another image that looks exactly like it. Lots similar. But nothing exact.