Lady Bug Habitat Project -Day 1

Resources: Lady Bug Science Projects

http://www.hometrainingtools.com/ladybug-science-projects/a/1503/

There are interesting questions to pose about Lady Bugs. What about the life cycle of a lady bug?

Lady Bug Observaion-Science Exploration

She will continue observing Lady Bugs and make observations about their behavior.  Ask questions about them and we will read online about Lady Bugs.

Field Trip : Bank -Math & Money Lessons

Taking an ordinary trip to the Bank can create a real opportunity for kids to learn about banking, saving and math. She will learn in this field trip all about how people can deposit and take out money from a Bank. She will use her coin skills to deposit 50 Cents or $1.00 in a Savings Account. Learning to count 1.00 worth of pennies . This is another way for her to learn about money ,adding and counting. A real life approach. So we will take a trip to the Bank. Explore the concept Budgets. How much for food, clothing ,toys etc. Will give her a $5.00 Reward. She will have to budget those $5.00 at the store. See how much will go for Wants/Needs based on the Social Studies lesson from Time4Learning.

Social Studies -Time4 Learning

Aleli did two lessons on Time 4 Learning covering Contients and the theme Wants /Needs. She explored all about the 7 Continents and matched them on the lesson. She explored the Oceans  and the map online.

Science : Lady Bug Observation

We observed a Lady Bug. We talked about what it did and what it might do . We put a piece of lettuce on the cup and looked to see if the Lady Bug would eat it. We talked about doing a bug search in the yard this Spring and explore the creatures we find.

The book to do with this fun project is : Bugs, Beetles and Butterflies -Harriet Ziefert

Reading Time

I read several books with diverse themes to Aleli.  The main book I read was about Bugs,Beetles and Butterflies. This book by Harriet Ziefert is a book to open the season of Spring. We are so close to Spring and we discussed bugs and the upcoming season. I also read these other books to Aleli.  I read :

Pooh's Wake -up Song - Disney -Gaines
All Better -Thiesing
It's not Easy Being Big ! - St. Pierre
Dora's First Trip - Molly Reisner
Boats! By: Shana Corey
First 100 Words in Spanish By: Heather Amery

Then I read a whole book about Junie B Jones and her adventures in Kinder. The book :Junie B Jones and a Little Monkey Business