‘Junebug: No Life Too Small’ Virtual Reading Event

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On Wednesday, March 24, from 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm ET (2:30 pm to 3:00 pm PT)We invite preschool students to join TeachKind, PETA Kids and some fun guests for a free virtual reading aloud event featuring June beetle: no life too small, a new compassionate children’s book on how to respect and be kind to insects.

Here’s what your students can expect from this fun online activity:

• Author Nicole Daniels reads an excerpt from June beetle and answer questions about how to be an author.
• Former music teacher Jonathan Horn will play and teach students three original songs about being kind to insects.
• Jordin Tacoronte of PETA Kids, our host, will lead students to create an insect rescue kit and neat beetle-themed craft using common art supplies and household items.

Sign up for the free TeachKind virtual reading-aloud event below. Please include your name and the number of members you want to register for. (We’ll send you an exclusive Zoom link the day before the event.)

Below are a few things you might want to know in advance to get the most out of this activity.

• You can purchase a copy June beetle: no life too small read with us during the event. The author, Nicole Daniels, will only read one passage, so students may want to read the rest of the book.
• The three songs that Jonathan will teach are written to the melody of other familiar songs. You can preview the lyrics in advance or have them handy to refer to during the event:

• ‘Help, Help, Help a Bug’ Lyrics

  (To the melody “Row, row, row a boat”)

  Help, help, help bug
  Careful as you can
  They just want to live their lives
  Just like you and me!

• ‘If you are friendly and you know this, help the bug’

  (To the tune “If you are happy and you know it”)

  If you are friendly and you know it, help the bug (clap, clap)
  If you are friendly and you know it, help the bug (clap, clap)
  If you are friendly and you know it and you really want to show it
  If you are friendly and you know it, help the bug (clap, clap)
  (Jonathan will instruct students to clap their hands, stomp their feet, and snap their toes during the song.)

• Daylight come and the crickets go home lyrics

  (To the tune “Day-O, The Banana Boat Song”)

  Day-oh, day-oh
  Daylight falls and the crickets go home
  Day, I say day, I say day, I say day
  I say day, I say day-o
  Daylight falls and the crickets go home

  Tweet all night and they had some fun
  Daylight falls and the crickets go home
  Jumping in the grass until morning comes
  Daylight falls and the crickets go home

  Come on mister firefly, it’s time for us to sleep.
  Daylight falls and the crickets go home
  Come on mister firefly, it’s time for us to sleep.
  Daylight falls and the crickets go home

  Six-legged insects and eight-legged spiders
  Daylight falls and the crickets go home
  Six-legged insects and eight-legged spiders
  Daylight falls and the crickets go home

  Day-oh, day-oh
  Daylight falls and the crickets go home
  Day, I say day, I say day, I say day-o
  Daylight falls and the crickets go home
  Daylight falls and the crickets go home
  Daylight falls and the crickets go home

• To create an insect rescue kit and participate in the craft with us, each student will need the materials listed below. You can review the instructions in advance or have them handy during the event.

• Insect Rescue Kit Material List and Instructions

  Materials (edit)

  • Small cup
  • Index card (or other durable flat item)
  • A small object, such as a coin or pencil eraser, to practice using the insect rescue kit.

  instructions

  • Imagine that your little object is an insect in a room. Place the cup carefully on top of an “insect” on a flat surface such as the floor or table.
  • Carefully slide the index card under the edge of the cup so that the insect is at the top of the card.
  • Carefully lift the cup and card together and take the “insect” outside, such as the backyard.
  • Download and print the TeachKind Insect Rescue Poster and keep it handy at home or show it in the classroom in case the unexpected guests need to be escorted back out – step-by-step instructions will make it easy.

• List of materials for needlework Ladybug and instructions

  Materials (edit)

  • Coffee filter
  • Crayons
  • Drawing
  • Scissors for children
  • Glue

  instructions

  • Start by leveling the coffee filter by running your hands over a flat surface such as a worktop.
  • Then, using a black or other dark pencil, draw a semicircle at the edge of the coffee filter. From the bottom of the semicircle, draw a line down the center of the coffee filter. This creates the head and two wings of the ladybug.
  • Then paint the wings of your ladybug red. Draw two eyes on the ladybug’s head and paint the head black except for the eyes.
  • Use scissors to cut four small circles out of a piece of heavy black paper. They should be about a quarter in size. Glue them to the wings of the ladybug.

• TeachKind’s Insect Rescue Printed Poster provides step-by-step instructions on how to safely contain and remove insects that have entered your premises. Place it in the classroom or at home and refer to it whenever an error is needed to encourage students to be kind to everyone.

If you have any questions about this event or have technical difficulties on the day of the event, please email us at [email protected].

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We can’t wait to teach students how easy it is to be kind to insects and why these tiny adorable animals deserve our respect. To extend these lessons or prepare children for a virtual event, watch TeachKind using a popular children’s book. Hey little ant:

‘Hey anthill’: the little guy does a serious thing

The June Beetle: No Life Too Small, post about virtual reading aloud first appeared on PETA’s website.

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