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The Gift (Insect Song)
Copyright 2006 Nancy Stewart
Summer is the
time for insect songs, and I find children (and adults) often forget what
makes an insect an insect. So I came up with this simple and very silly song
to learn it, once and for all! The simple props make it memorable!
You’ll need a “gift box”, which can just be a simple box with a bow on it,
or as I have, a top and bottom wrapped separately so the top can be lifted
off each time you add a verse. Make the following simple shapes out of felt,
cardboard, or card stock. You can click on this link to
EnchantedLearning.com for some great insect parts diagrams to use for your
patterns.
You can see
instructions for making your own "insect" under the song lyrics.
The Gift (Insect Song)
On my
birthday my brother gave an insect to me,
It had 3 parts to its body
(head, thorax, abdomen)
On my birthday my brother gave an insect to me,
It had 6 hairy legs and 3 parts to its body
(head, thorax, abdomen)
On my birthday my brother gave an insect to me,
It had 2 antennae, 6 hairy legs,
and 3 parts to its body
(head,
thorax, abdomen)
On my birthday my brother gave an insect to me,
It had 4 fine wings, 2 antennae, 6 hairy legs
and 3 parts to its
body
(head, thorax, abdomen)
On my brother's birthday
I gave the insect back to him,
It had 4 fine wings, 2 antennae, 6 hairy legs
and 3 parts to its
body
(head, thorax, abdomen)
MAKE YOUR OWN INSECT:
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Body (label with 1,2,3, to represent head, thorax, abdomen)
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6 legs: pipe cleaners attached to a frame which fits over the body works
well
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2 antennae– again, pipe cleaners work well
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4 fine wings: I run laminating plastic through the machine without any paper
in it. This gives you a good stiff clear piece of plastic you can draw your
wings on, and cut out.
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Place small pieces of Velcro on each part, so you can lay one part on top of
the next, as you “build” your insect. As you sing each part, point to it-
especially the numbered parts of the body.
One child can be the “brother” and hold the box while you or another child
opens it and takes the pieces out, and places them on the flannel board.
This lends itself to great dramatics, as you gasp each time you reach into
the box for another part!
This song, and other
insect songs including related activities,
is also available on my "Bee-Boppin'
Bugs" CD
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July
2006 Song of the Month