BLAST Elementary Thematic Program
Bugs & Extreme Nature
(March and April 2007)
- Bug Attack! K-2
- Extreme Nature! 3-5
Bug Attack!
They're coming... Wriggling. Wiggling. Skittering. Ugly. Okay, maybe a few are cute. Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders will enjoy this 'creepy crawler' program as we use fiction and informational books, poems, and activities to explore the world of bugs! Let us investigate the bugs that make us smile and those that make us scream! Eek!
Recommended for grades K-2.
Fiction Books:
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Beetle McGrady Eats Bugs! by Megan McDonald |
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Super Fly Guy
by Tedd Arnold |
Informational Books:
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Scary Creatures: Spiders, Insects, and Minibeasts by Penny Clarke |
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What's That Bug? by Nan Froman |
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Bugs and Other Insects by Bobbie Kalman |
Pennsylvania Academic Standards:
- 1.6. A&B.-Speaking and Listening
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Extremely entertaining! Let us explore the smelliest, longest, hariest, strangest, deadliest, and fastest things in nature during the months of March and April. This oddball program is a mind-blowing guide to the weirdest and most remarkable wildlife on our planet! Fiction and informational text will be highlighted and explored.
Recommended for grades 3-5.
Fiction Books:
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Mixed Beasts by Kenyon Cox |
Informational Books:
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Nature's Yucky! by Lee Ann Landstrom |
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Ever Hear of an Aardwolf? by Madeline Moser |
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Extreme Animals - the Toughest Creatures on Earth by Nicola Davies |
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by John Downer |
Pennsylvania Academic Standards:
- 1.6. A&B.-Speaking and Listening

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