Creepy Crawly Fun!

Bugs, bugs, and more bugs! We had a great time on our "bug field trip". I called the local wild bird center to schedule an outing with their bug expert. Miss Christine was an enthusiastic and informative guide! The kids had such a great time and learned so much. 


 If I remember correctly, this is a little tent made by a caterpillar and in our 
guide's hand is some caterpillar "scat".

 A different caterpillar - the Painted Lady.

 This spider was a highlight of the day. I don't think our children are used to playing 
with spiders! Miss Christina gave all the children a close up look as this spider crawled 
all over her arms and almost in her sleeve. 
 The spider kept dropping off on a thread and when picked up again, 
it would begin the process all over again. 
 Everyone got a chance to hold the thread and feel how strong it was. 
They were all in awe! 

 Miss Katydid came to visit. Our students were all ready to hold her when 
she flew off to freedom. 

 They all did get a good look first. 

Out came the compost box- what a treasure trove of bugs! 

Each of our students were excited as they were to hold their own bug! 

Or worm or both! 

Hard to see the bug- I just love this picture of the 
two girls with their heads together. 

If I remember correctly- this is the Miss Christine showing the casing (egg?) that a worm hatched out of- she said that finding that showed her that her compost is working. 

Off on a short hike where our guide pointed out many wonders of nature.
 She knows where all the popular bug hang outs are! 

This creek was a great place to watch bugs skitter across the top of the water. 


And just to show you what lengths our fantastic guide will go to to procure a bug...! 

Sadly, I honestly can't remember what this was. Either way, the wings were super cool- 
Miss Christine compared their beauty to a stained glass window. ;) 

Linking to:


Chestnut Grove Academy Field Trip Friday Blog Hop

*Some of the pictures I chose are not the best, but I did not get permission from all the participant's parents to post pictures. I would not want to do so without it. 

Comments

  1. Chestnut Grove AcademySeptember 28, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    great trip! Thanks for linking up! We are new to geocaching ourself, my post was our 2nd trip, it is a lot of fun! You should look into it, www.geocaching.com :D

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  2. UnknownSeptember 28, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    You have been doing some great field trips lately! My kids would love to be able to tag along :)

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  3. PattySeptember 28, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    My kids would have loved that field trip, especially Stan the man! You pick some amazing ones. Good for you. We have one coming up next Friday. Keep up the good work with your great schooling ideas!

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