The Bug Farm May 19 - June 16, 2015 Throughout the school year, we have noticed the children’s ongoing interest in the many different creatures that we have in our outside yard: roly-polies, worms, ladybugs, spiders, pincher-bugs, butterflies, dragonflies, hummingbirds, gophers, and salamanders are a few of the critters we share our space with and have observed. To enhance the children’s understanding of some of these creatures, we have introduced a Bug Farm filled with roly polys, salamanders, beetles, and worms into our Science Area! Many of the children have been very proactive in “hunting for bugs” during their outside time, and have found bugs underneath the planter boxes and in the dirt! Because of the children’s immense interest in bugs (roly polies, especially), we decided to keep their collections in a small plastic container with soil, old fruit, rocks and sticks. The children now have a place to keep their new “friends” inside the classroom! Our intention in cr...