I found this echo poem that
Holly wrote several year ago. Read
it and “let it be,” or try some of the other “buggy” activities.
The Bug Dance
By Dr. Holly
Bugs, bugs everywhere!
Bugs,
bugs everywhere!
On my shoulders, in my hair!
On
my shoulders, in my hair!
Fat and lean ones,
in-between ones
Fat
and lean ones, in-between ones
Orange ones, red ones, pink
and green ones!
Orange
ones, red ones, pink and green ones!
Crickets, beetles, ladybugs
too—
Crickets,
beetles, ladybugs too—
One just landed on my shoe!
One
just landed on my shoe!
Caterpillars, grasshoppers,
spiders, ants
Caterpillars,
grasshoppers, spiders, ants
One is crawling up my pants!
One
is crawling up my pants!
I like bugs both big and
small.
I
like bugs both big and small.
I like them marching up the
wall.
I
like them marching up the wall.
I like them on flowers and
in trees,
I
like them on flowers and in trees,
But please, oh please, get
them off of me!
But
please, oh please, get them off of me!
Choral Reading –
Teacher reads the first line and then children repeat it.
Visual Imagery –
Children close their eyes as they repeat the rhyme and “make pictures” in their
brain.
Drawings – Have
children illustrate the poem.
Bug Books – Check out
books from the library and ask children, “What can you find out about bugs?” Encourage them to take notes and share what
they learned.
Thumbprint Bugs –
Children make thumbprints on a page and then add details with markers to create
bugs.
Bug Paintings – Cut paper
to fit in a shoebox or similar box with a lid. Put plastic bugs in paint and then use a spoon to transfer
them to the box. Put the lid on
and shake the box. The bugs will “paint”
a picture for you!
Play Dough – Let children
create bugs out of play dough and sections of pipe cleaners. Encourage them to name their bugs.
Things that Bug Me - Discuss different meanings of the word "bug." Let children draw pictures of things that "bug" them.
