Kindergarten Insect Rotations

Learning about insects through technology was a blast for Longbranch kindergarteners. We set up four learning stations: a listening, iPad, Mimio (interactive whiteboard) and a game station. Listening station was created with QR codes linked to videos that described what makes an insect.

List of videos:

• Dr. Suess: On Beyond Bugs: All about Insects
• Dr. Suess: On Beyond Bugs: All about Insects 2
• What is an Insect (Song)
• What is an Insect?
• Nature Notes Insects - Antenna, 3 Body Parts, & 6 Legs

iPad station used the app educreations to take a picture of an insect out of a book and circle it's identifying parts and record themselves telling one fact about insects.  We used a tent to help with the noise level while recording with the iPad. The students really enjoyed getting to crawl in and find out what they were doing inside the tent. 

Game station consisted of two online games. The first game, students learn about ants. The second game, they had decipher which creatures were insects and capture them into a net, it was called What is an Insect?. 

Mimio station allowed students to move the label to the identifying parts and to piece together three insects and butterflies that had been broken into pieces.