Activities for Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! by Bob Barner
Reading game: Bug identification game
Hold the book overhead so all of the students can see it. Tell the class
you would like to play a little game. You will read all of the words in
the book if they will call out the name of the bug they see when you turn
to each new page. Encourage all of the students to participate and not
to worry if the get some of the names wrong.
Art
Project: Draw a bug
Supply
each student with a sheet of drawing paper, pencils, crayons or markers.
Ask them to draw their favorite bug. Ask them how many legs their bug
has. What does it eat? Where does it live? Can it fly? Does it sting?
Group
art project: Working together
Use the bugs the students have drawn for the draw a bug project or make
new bugs. Cut out each bug and ask the students to arrange them on a large
sheet of paper or poster board. You may want to add flowers. Ask them
to help you locate each bug. Ask which of the bugs are flying. Which bugs
are walking on the ground. Which bugs are living underground and which
bugs are feeding on the flowers.
Charting:
Make a grid chart
Show the students the Bug-O-Meter at the end of the book. Ask them to
make a simple grid and list a group of their favorite bugs. Draw a picture
of each bug at the top of the chart. List a few interesting things about
each bug. What does it eat? Where does it live? Can it fly? Does it sting?