Creepy Crawly Story Time

By reading beloved stories and encountering live animals, children and families come to appreciate various invertebrates as they take on a whole new dimension as literary characters.

In this delightful story time students will embark on a journey filled with colorful tales about bugs, spiders and other spineless wonders. Through engaging stories children will discover the fascinating lives of these tiny animals and develop a newfound appreciation for our amazing world.

Learning Objectives:

• Awareness: Learners will develop an early appreciation for invertebrates in the natural world.
• Compassion/Empathy: Learners will connect emotionally with the stories and the creatures they encounter.
• Empowerment: Learners will be inspired to see themselves as curious nature explorers.

Addressing Misconceptions: Two common misconception we will address are that invertebrates aren’t animals and that all bugs are gross and dangerous. Learners will learn about the diverse types of invertebrates, their unique roles, and how each contributes to the environment in different ways.

Curriculum Standards Supported: 

Colorado Science Standards

• SC09-GR.K-S.2-GLE.1 Organisms can be described and sorted by their physical characteristics
• SC09-GR.1-S.2-GLE.2 An organism is a living thing that has physical characteristics to help it survive
• SC09-GR.2-S.2-GLE.2 Each plant or animal has different structures or behaviors that serve different functions
• SC09-GR.3-S.2-GLE.1 The duration and timing of life cycle events such as reproduction and longevity vary across organisms and species

Next Generation Science Standards

• K-ESS3-1 Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals and the places they live
• 1-LS1-1 Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and /or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow and meet their needs
• 2-LS4-1 Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats
• 3-LS2-1 Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive