Breakout at the Bug Lab

Let’s have some fun with bugs, shall we?

Breakout at the Bug Lab by Ruth Horowitz is fun easy reader that will especially appeal to boys.

The bug lab features robber flies,

dung beetles,

grubs,

gold beetles,

and the star of the show: the hissing cockroach.

 

Ever seen one?  Come on! You’ve got to see this!

Before reading the book, review your sight words with this free bug game.

Do a little math. Learn to shoot a rubber band and aim for the paper bugs mounted on your wall or other surface.  Decide how many points each type of bug is worth, earn points for each bug you hit and add up your points.  Create a graph to show how many times each type bug was hit during the entire game.

Have snack of bananas: Spit them down the middle and spread on some peanut butter so your bugs will stick to the treat. (raisins, dried fruit bits, granola, chocolate chips, etc).  Don’t forget to leave your banana peel in an appropriate place for it to compost and be eaten by animals and insects in your area.  How long does it take for your peel to disappear?

Go on a bug hunt and create a discovery book documenting what you find and fun information about them.

The bug lab is located in a large environmental science building.  “The people who work there help keep our air, water, fish, and plants healthy.”  Take your learning a little further.  If you were to work in such a building which area would you want to study? Air, water, fish, plants or bugs?  Choose one category and think of a way you might help keep that part of our world healthy.

Need more ideas? Check our pinterest board.

And of course, here are some more awesome bug books:

Hi, Fly Guy! by Tedd Arnold

Beetle McGrady Eats Bugs by Megan McDonald 

Bean Thirteen by Matthew McElligott

The Bugliest Bug by Carol Diggory Shields 

Ultimate Bugopedia by Darlyne Murawski

Hissing Cockroaches: Cool Pets! By Alvin Silverstein