A Grasshopper Moment

At IJP we try to seize every opportunity for exploration, learning and fun. When Morah Michal came in this morning to tell us there was a bug in her classroom that she thought would interest us, we stopped what we were doing to go look.  There was a big green bug on the curtain eating what looked like another bug. We bravely took the bug and put it in a jar and took it back to our classroom.
"What is it?" asked Menny
"I think it is a grasshopper," answered Eden.
We googled grasshopper. We were right. It was a green grasshopper eating another grasshopper. We put it under our magnifying class and examined it from all sides. We even saw it using its legs to put something in its mouth. Absolutely fascinating!
We gave it some leaves from our classroom plant to snack on. Still, we felt it should be outside in a habitat more suitable to be home. At outside time we took it in front of the school and let it go.
Thank you Kitah Alef for sharing your grasshopper with us!

Morah Ruth