Bugs Every Which Way

Ever examine tiny insects through a magnifying glass? Draw your favorite bugs from different angles. Quick, do it before they crawl away!

1. Watch your favorite bugs crawl. Look at them through a magnifying glass. Can you see their three body segments? Find out more about insect bodies.

2. With Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils, make a rubbing on a textured surface such as sandpaper or bricks. Erase at least three bigger-than-life bug-sized areas.

3. In each space, draw your insect with Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils from a different angle, such as from the top, bottom, or side. Color in your insects.

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

• Label the insect’s parts and segments. Set up a display.
• Research spiders to find out what the difference is between them and insects. Draw spiders from three angles, too.
• Using Crayola Model Magic, form an insect showing its three distinct body segments. Label the parts with toothpick flags.
• Assessment: Review drawings for accuracy and details.

Imaginary Animals

Sparkling Serpent

Undersea Adventure

Lesson Plans

crayola supplies

• Erasable Colored Pencils
• Construction Paper

household supplies

• textured items, such as sandpaper, screen, paper doilies, rubber sink mat

grades

• Pre-K and Kindergarten
• Grades 1 to 3

subjects

• Science
• Visual Arts

time

• 30 to 60 minutes

benefits

• Students gather information about insects through observation and research on the Internet or books.


• Students analyze their insects from different angles to understand what various body segments are and do for the insect.


• Students distinguish between various sections of an insect’s body by drawing three views of it.

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