Bugs, bugs, bugs!

We had a fun week in the 3-day class! Don Ehland presented his but collection on Monday. He talked to the students about what classifies an insect from other families of bugs. Did you know that all winged bugs are insects? Don also explained to us that crabs and lobsters are a part of the spider family. It's true! Well, with that in my brain I still think they taste good with lemon and butter. :) Don brought about a dozen bug boxes that contained just about any type of bug you could imagine. The students enjoyed Don and his collection. They really had fun when Don brought out his various stick bugs (live). The children even touched a few of them. He also brought out cockroaches and a huge millipede (also live). It was fun and very educational.

On Tuesday, we visited Phillips Tae Kwon Do Center. This is the one place where the children didn't have to use their "inside voice" and they keeyup during their kicks. The children had an opportunity to run, kick and punch. Choginum Patty, the instructor, also showed them a couple of blocks. She talked about the tradition of Tae Kwon Do and where this art comes from. We also talked a little bit about respect and showing respect to others. It was a fun-filled hour and children got in a lot of exercise.

On Wednesday, we learned about the butterfly cycle. I introduced to them what a cycle was and showed them a typical cycle chart. Chapel time was fun as the children met our new Music & Youth Director, Andrew. Pastor Paul asked Andrew to step in this week to present the Chapel time. Andrew wrote a story about a butterfly and her friend worm. He equated the butterfly story to the Easter story. He also introduced a couple of new songs. The children loved it! It was a lot of fun!!

A fun outdoor project: BUG HUNT! Take your children outside to the park or a trail and have them look for bugs under logs, leaves and rocks. If you bring a white piece of paper with you, you can catch the bug on it and let your children observe it before letting it go. One of students found a millipede under a log. We put it on the paper and it curled up. The students were actually quiet long enough for the bug to unfurl and crawl around. It was cool.

Have a great weekend and we will see you on Monday!