Hello!

Our Lady bug larvae arrived today!  Some of our friends have gotten interested in lady bugs.  A friend brought in a lady bug shell last week.  Several friends looked at it and asked questions about lady bugs.  We read a book about the life cycle of lady bugs in response at small group.  Many of us were surprised to find out that lady bugs don’t actually look like lady bugs when they hatch.  They go through a larval stage and a metamorphic pupa stage before they emerge looking like lady bugs.  After a little research we found that we could order live lady beetle larvae and a habitat for them to watch the transformation here in our classroom.  When they arrived this morning, we got a chance to look at them along with a model of the lady bug life cycle.  We will be watching them develop over the next couple of weeks in their habitat. 

Several friends have been interested in me -people, so at art center today we used some toy people and playdough to make mer-people tails.  We decorated them with beads and played with our creations. 

Some of us have been very into making three dimensional abstract creations using tin foil popsicle sticks and tape.  We got those materials out for everyone to experiment with and keep the interest going!  Friends had all sorts of creative ideas! Tigers, bear caves, flags and letters were among the finished work.

 

Breakfast- Kix and fresh watermelon.

Lunch- Brown rice with shredded beef, fresh kiwi and pears, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack- Trail mix (raisins, seeds, peanuts).

Wee Sprout- Fresh cucumber/carrots.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friend Teachers

Link to pictures: 2023-04-27