• Life cycles (trees, garden plants, insects, etc.)

• Insects (parts, purposes, and complexities)

• Living vs nonliving

• Eric Carle literature and nonfiction insect texts

• Artistic vs scientific depictions of insects

• How can we compare and contrast how insects are the same and different?

• What is an insect?

• How can we show how things change?

• How do we find the answers to our questions?

• How do seasons change?

By the end of this unit students will be able to...

• Create illustrations using the same process as Eric Carle and write a formatted story about it

• Identify attributes of insects

• Compare and contrast how insects are the same and different

• Accurately identify the life cycle of various insects

• Use inquiry to observe various insects

• Make a claim based on inquiry and be able to support it

• Create scientific drawings through the editing process of feedback (warm and cool)

Art: primary and secondary colors, basic shapes, collaging, layering and textures, color mixing

Drama: story retelling (sequence of events)

Music: changes in volume, tempo, and beat

Movement: rug routines (no PBL connection)

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar

• The Grouchy Ladybug

• The Very Lonely Firefly

• The Very Clumsy Click Beetle

• Various non-fiction texts about insects

• Insect book with artist-inspired illustrations and stories

• Painted scientific drawing based on multiple rounds of peer feedback