Bugs! - low-life comedy/songs/stories (PK - 3)
Overview
| Program Description: |
What do doodlebugs, spiders, ants and skeeters have in common? Laugh and learn in this comic low-life revue. Students are participating from the very start in a sequence of participatory song, moveme... Read more
What do doodlebugs, spiders, ants and skeeters have in common? Laugh and learn in this comic low-life revue. Students are participating from the very start in a sequence of participatory song, movement and story. Ukulele, harmonica and funky dance tracks will be incorporated in the show. Some puppets will be used to illustrate a food web. Students will become various garden helpers and learn about: worms, spiders, ladybugs, bees, and more. While drumming along to Beebop, students will learn about pollination and how bees dance to communicate. Some physics will be understood through a demonstration of how doodlebugs capture their prey. Students will always remember the Head-Thorax-Abdomen and other parts of an insect after performing the entomological version of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. Knowing then that insects have six legs, they'll get a trick question about whether a caterpillar is an insect. After we all enact insect metamorphosis, it will become clear to the students that caterpillars, grubs, maggots, etc. are all juvenile/larval stages of insects. I have hours worth of repertoire to draw from and can easily adapt the content according to the grade and curriculum goals. During the program, the classroom teacher only needs to participate along with the students, modeling appropriate audience behavior.
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| Available to Grade(s): |
PK, K, 1, 2, 3 |
Logistics
| Program Format: |
In-School Performance |
| Program Format Details: |
Program intended for the entire grade level to experience together. |
| Cost Per Student: |
$10 |
| Number of Visits: |
1 |
| Length of Visit: |
45 minutes |
| Availability: |
All year |
Requirements
| Length Info: |
Program can easily be adjusted to whatever length desired, 30 - 50 minutes. |
| Program Requires Prior Meeting: |
no |
| Materials Arts Provider Provides: |
Sound system if needed for large groups; lyric sheet for teachers. |
| Materials School Provides: |
A clear, quiet performing space. |
| Space: |
Open space with area for a stage with seating for up an audience of 150. |
| Space and/or Set Up Requirements for Program: |
Access to performing space 15 minutes prior to program. If in a classroom, I'd like at least 5' x 8'. |
Learning Standards
| Curriculum Focus: |
Science |
| Common Core Standard: |
Kindergarten, Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Animals, Plants, and Their Environment |
| Art Form: |
Music |
| Core Art Standard: |
Responding Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work |
| Program Learning Targets: |
Students will learn that all insects start out as crawling larva and go through metamorphosis. Students will be able to describe many special features of various insects and remember their body parts.... Read more
Students will learn that all insects start out as crawling larva and go through metamorphosis. Students will be able to describe many special features of various insects and remember their body parts. Students will be able to describe pollination and many other ways that insects are beneficial. Students will be able to describe how some amazing adaptations enable insects to get their food and avoid predation. Students will be able to look at "bugs" differently than before and better understand the critical roles they play in the environment.
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| Wit & Wisdom Connection: |
Grade 1 Module 2: Creature Features |
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