Bug Bonanza Part 2

Bug Bonanza week continues with Sid The Science Kid exploring rolie polies, making bug hotels, an outdoor investigation, and a movement game!

Watch Together

In this clip from Sid The Science Kid, (“The Rolie Polie,” Season 1, Episode 2), Sid wonders how rolie polies move. After watching, invite your child to join Sid in investigating his question: How do rolie polies get around? They might look under rocks for rolie polies, search for pictures online, or simply use their imagination! Encourage your child to draw a picture showing what they discovered about rolie polie movement, and then ask them to share what they learned with you or another family member.

Watch the clip here.

Image credit: Red Ted Art

Make a Bug Hotel

Now that you know how rolie polies move around, why not make a cozy spot for them to rest alllll their feet at the end of the day? Click the link below for instructions from Red Ted Art on how to make a simple bug hotel using a plastic bottle and sticks.

Find the full activity here.

What Lives Under a Rock?

Rolie polies aren’t the only things that live under rocks; lots of other tiny animals can be found in the same ecosystem. Click below to do your own investigation of what lives under a rock with the help of some of your Dinosaur Train pals!

Download the activity sheet here.

Move Like a Bug Game

It’s time to put that bug movement research to use! Invite your child to help you create a list of 5-7 ways that bugs move: caterpillars crawl, butterflies fly, worms slither, etc. Write down each action sentence on a separate slip of paper. Next, draw one slip of paper at a time, reading it aloud. As you say the bug movement, your child can act it out.

Bonus: Draw a simple picture of each bug on its corresponding slip of paper so that your child can understand what it says. Now take turns, having her call the bug movements out as you do them.

Coming Up Next…

We end Bug Bonanza week with some “antsy” activities!