Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!

Last week we began a 5-week unit on insects. Students have learned that ALL insects have 3 main body parts: head, thorax and abdomen. They also have 6 legs, antennae and some have wings. We looked at how Eric Carle creates illustrations. He cuts apart pieces of painted-on tissue paper to make each pages illustration. We cut out different shapes to make our insects. Then we wrote a poem about bugs using adjectives and nouns. Take a look at their art below!: