Ladybugs Galore in KDH

KDH chose to order ladybug eggs to grow in our classroom. We waited patiently for the package to arrive. During that time we read books about ladybugs, their life cycle and why they are so important to have in our garden.

Pikes Nursery was giving out bags of ladybugs. I brought a package into school and we all gathered around to put in them in our vegetable beds. We were advised to put them on leafy plants and to spray the leaves with sugar water to keep the ladybugs attracted to those plants. Even the younger classes got in on the action.

When our package arrived with the ladybug eggs we looked at the vial carefully.  Where were the eggs? They had already developed into the grub/larva stage. We put them into the ladybug domed home and gave them water. Each day we look to see how much they have grown. 

"Are they moving?"

"Are they in the pupa stage yet?"

All the children are making their own scientific log, drawing and writing what they observe.

 Ladybugs were the topic of Show and Tell this week. We were delighted with the drawings, projects and books the children brought in and shared with the class.

 Ladybugs are so much fun that we are also reading non-fiction about them. Morah Chana Liba read The Grouchy Ladybug and everyone was mesmerized.

Discovery, Science, Literacy, Sharing....... all wrapped up in...........

 ladybugs.

Morah Ruth