Ladybug Theme

Ladybug, ladybug, ladybugs everywhere! We all know this cute insect as a ladybug. It is called a ladybug, a lady beetle, or ladybird (in Britain). If you have plants or weeds, the you have one happy bug. They are hunting for bugs to eat. Having these fun ladybugs around is excellent for the environment, your health, and the health of the ones around you. If you let nature take over then there will not be all the bad pesticides that harms everything. Save your environment (and yourself and others) by having ladybugs in your garden.


Here are some photos I took.

Ladybug on a Little John Bottlebrush 

March 31, 2020 

March 15, 2011 

Ladybugs on a Brittlebush

Ladybugs | National Geographic
Ladybugs | National Geographic Kids

ARTS AND CRAFTS

Ladybug Rock Craft
Wash a smooth rock.
Let dry.
Paint the rock red.
Let dry.
Paint a face on it.
Paint black spots on its back.
Let dry.


3D Paper Ladybug Craft With Template | Easy Peasy and Fun

SNACKS

Healthy Ladybug Bread
Take a biscuit or flat roll and spread strawberry cream cheese on it. (Daiya Cheese has a dairy-free version).
Place raisins on the cream cheese to make a head and spots on its back.
Enjoy!

Videos
Wing folding/unfolding in Ladybugs | YouTube


Note: Other resources coming soon. 

Volcanoes

Facts
17 Explosive Volcano Facts! - National Geographic Kids - Includes a video

Volcanoes - USGS

Volcanoes - DK findout! - An interactive webpage.

Volcanoes 101 | National Geographic - YouTube

Volcanoes by Country: OSU - Some volcanoes around the world.

Resources
Volcanoes Infographic for Kids - Kids Discover You can sign up for free and find lots of resources.

Printable Volcano Resources for Homeschool Students

Lessons
Volcano Lesson Plans @ Crayola.com

Types of Volcanoes
Types of Volcanoes - OSU

Volcano Seismicity at Long-dormant Stratovolcanoes

Mount St. Helens Eruption on May 18, 1980

Mount St. Helens in an active volcano found in the state of Washington in the United States. It is a stratovolcano (or also known as a composite volcano). This landform is a cone-shaped volcano which erupted forty years ago on May 18, 1980. It was the largest and most destructive volcanic eruption in United States history.

Videos
Footage of the 1980 Mount St. Helens Eruption - Smithsonian Magazine

Mt. St. Helens Eruption May 18, 1980

Read more about this eruption at 1980 Cataclysmic Eruption.

Have some fun with volcanoes by creating your own baking soda and vinegar miniature volcano. I have some links on this page.

Monte Bean Life Science Museum BYU

The Monte Bean Life Science Museum is located in Provo, Utah at Brigham Young University (BYU). We went to this museum in 2008. There are lots of resources at this museum.

Here are some educational resources you can find online for this museum. On the Activities page, I listed only the activities that you can do without visiting the museum.

Audio Tour

Activities: Scavenger Hunts, Animal Paper Airplanes & Coloring Pages, and Intro to Africa Coloring Book, etc.

Alphabet Animals
Go on a virtual animal hunt for this museum or use the web to find different animals that begin with that letter of the alphabet. When searching for that animal on the Monte Bean Life Science Museum website, listen to the Audio Tour for the different animals or watch the Exhibit Videos. Write down the animal on the paper. Enjoying having fun while learning about the animals.

Discovery Reading Videos: Listen to various children's books on this page.

Exhibit Videos: This includes Education Videos, Conservation Kids Videos, Tanner Lecture Videos, etc. located at the bottom of the page.

Lichens of BYU Campus

Mudskippers

Have you ever heard of the Mudskipper? It is a fish. Learn more about them in the below video.

Weird Creatures: Mudskippers