Saturday, 15 August 2009

• Insect Catching

  I'm student teaching in a 3rd grade classroom, and the kids are studying insects.  I was trying to put together an insect collection to show them as an example for when they have to make their own insect collections.  I went outside in the evening.  Thirty minutes into my hunt, I had acquired one ant, one rolly pollie, and multiple mosquito bites.  As you may know, rolly pollies are not actually insects, so I had to let those two go.  I went inside feeling quite unsuccessful.

  The following day, we took the third graders outside, gave them jars, and asked them to collect insects.  One of them immediately caught a bee.  In a jar.  With no trouble.  Without getting stung.

  I clearly have much to learn from these kids.

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