Going Buggy!
Creepy Crawly Bugs
!
Here are suggested books and website links, along with
songs, poems, and activities I've used in my classroom. Feel free
to use anything you find on this page in your own class, and please be
sure to put the author's name on any poems or songs that you reproduce.
If you have any terrific songs, poems, or website links, send them to me
at
kinderkorner@aol.com and I'll
add them.
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Creepy Crawly Bugs
Insectlopedia:
Poems and Paintings
by Douglas Florian
Fun to read and absolutely gorgeous!
From the author of Beast
Feast, On
the Wing: Bird Poems and Paintings,
and In
the Swim: Poems and Paintings
The
Icky Bug Alphabet Book
an outstanding alphabet book from Jerry Palotta
author of The
Butterfly Alphabet Book and
The
Flower Alphabet Book
Under $6
The
Icky Bug Counting Book
My class loves this great book from Jerry Palotta!
Count bugs from 1 to 26, a different bug for each letter of the
alphabet
Under $6
Fireflies,
Fireflies, Light My Way
Reminiscent of Brown Bear, Brown Bear,
and inspired by a Native American lullaby.
Also available in a hardcover
edition.
Fireflies
In The Night ~ Let's Read and Find Out Books
Level One ~ just right for emergent readers
Under $4
Fireflies!
A Reading Rainbow Selection
Under $4
The
Very Lonely Firefly
by Eric Carle
with a wonderful twinkly light inside
The
Very Quiet Cricket
by Eric Carle
Chirping
Crickets ~ Let's Read and Find Out Books
perfect for beginning readers!
Under $4
I
Wish I Were A Butterfly
A wise spider helps a sad cricket realize
that he's special in his own way
Under $6
Old
Black Fly
Fly through the alphabet with Old Black Fly and his family.
also available in a hardcover
edition
Amazing
Insects ~ Eyewitness Juniors
A great resource for kids writing animal reports.
Have
You Seen BUGS?
dazzling, detailed paper sculpture artwork
30% off publisher's price
Bugs
Sixteen commonly known insects are described through
lively couplets, illustrations, and diagrams.
The
Best Book of Bugs
Includes "... full-color cut-aways of ant colonies and bee hives,
as well as verdant overviews of the rainforest and deciduous forest
floors ..."
The
Big Bug Book
A wonderful paperback book that features 13 oversized bugs
Backyard
Bugs
50 color photos
Butterflies,
Bugs, and Worms
Young Discoverers Biology Facts and Experiments Series
Under $6
Bugs!
by David Greenberg
A collection of poems celebrating the disgusting
and horrible things
you can do with a bunch of bugs.
My students love it!
Slugs
by David Greenberg
Just as good as Bugs!
and always a hit.
Even the grownups laugh at this silly rhyming
story!
Pet
Bugs
A Kid's Guide to Catching & Keeping Touchable Insects
a great resource book!
More
Pet Bugs
A Kid's Guide to Catching & Keeping Insects
And Other Small Creatures
Go To:
[ Ants ] [ Lady Bugs ] [ Bees ]
[ Caterpillars & Butterflies ] [ Creepy Crawly Bugs ]
Spiders ~ Coming Soon!
Looking for more ideas?
My bookstore pages have lots of information on how I use various materials in my classroom, and on activities you can do with your students. The thematic pages are complete unit resources, with lots of poems, songs, and links on each page. Make yourself comfortable and take a look around!
Choose from the categories below.
Underlined subjects are links, the other ones are coming
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