Enriching elementary minds and bodies during an at-home summer
There’s no better way for children to learn about the world around them than by experiencing it firsthand! What To Do Watch this three minute video on the PBS website for a quick primer on insects and their physical characteristics. Then, head to your backyard to see …
What’s an arachnid? Make your own and find out in this imaginative activity from the NY STEAM Bus: Courtesy of the NY STEAM Bus at Niskayuna CSD After watching this video, you can design a bug or arachnid of your own. What You Need Paper Crayons, colored pencils or markers What To Do If it’s …
Exploring the wild doesn’t need to involve a trip to a far off place. You can discover all kinds of amazing creatures right in your own backyard! Summer is a great time to get outside and observe nature in action. Combine learning and art by making your own very own bug …
Field trip out of the question? Think again. Thanks to technology, you and your family can visit all kinds of places from the comfort your home. Educators from AGRIscapes, an extension of the Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture in Pomona, CA, have created a series of virtual field trips hosted at their farmland. Their …
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Bugs are all around — but how well do we know them? In this activity, kids can scout for bugs, or even create their own! Courtesy of the NY STEAM Bus at Niskayuna CSD After watching the video, choose one activity. Remember that insects have three body parts and six legs. Arachnids have two body …
This fun, engaging bug-themed circuit activity will get kids’ hearts pumping! This great indoor or outdoor movement activity requires no equipment and is a wonderful way to work out the wiggles and extra energy that can get bottled up after sitting still for too long. Embedded YouTube Video about Bug Break circuit training What To …
This activity encourages children to become citizen scientists by setting up a ‘study site’ in the park or yard. This time of year we may notice insects flying by, munching on a leaf or sipping nectar from a flower. What we may not realize is all these different looking insects are one stage in an …
Warm up your voice and sing and dance along with these bug-themed tunes. Warm Up Warm up your voice with the bumblebee, the grasshopper, and the ladybug in this song, Buzz with the Bumblebee. Now you’re ready to sing! Sing Along These ants are going marching. Can you clap along to the steady beat of …
Ladybugs are all around us in the summer time. Let’s look for some! What You Need Look for a jar or plastic container in your recyclables. Make sure it has a lid. This container is where the ladybugs you find will stay while you observe them. What To Do Where to find them You might …
It’s time to read all about bugs! Learn about the study of bugs with Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist, read-along about the giant Goliath Beetles, find out what animals and plants live right in your backyard and how you can help them with simple projects, and finish your journey with the Biggest, Baddest Book of Bugs! …
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