1. Teaching Critical Thinking Strategies in the Classroom through Aesthetic Experiences: Life Cycles of Insects By: Jill Saverinske

3. Day One- Viewing the art slide show from the website: http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/98818/life-cyles

4. As we discussed the pieces of artwork, students brainstormed Science and Art words.

5. Day Two- We went for an insect hunt outside and the class took digital pictures of insects that they found. We also took a few pictures of the insects we have been observing in our room.

6. Day Three- Using the program Kidspiration, the students created life cycles of an insect and the diagrams needed to include appropriate labels and pictures for the insect.

7. An example of the life cycle diagram created by a second grade student…..

8. Day Four- The ending project: students created an adult insect out of clay. The insect needed to have three body parts and six legs.

9. The students used paint to finish off their insects.

10. Finished Products…..

11. Assessment Rubric that I designed to help determine if my students met the learning goals of this project: Turned in all work on time Created an adult insect using given art supplies for final project Participated in taking pictures of insects Created a complete life cycle (picture and words) using Kidspiration Participated in class discussions Total Proficient 4 Excellent 3 Basic 2 Below Expectations 1 TOPIC- Life Cycles of Insects