Student Voice and Choice

Innovative Insects

By Teri Suzanne, posted on Sep 18, 2025

Insects fascinate, frighten, and ignite curiosity. This is why I chose to build a bridge between reality and imagination through an innovative approach to insect art. Students waited anxiously to learn what insect challenge would be assigned to their grade level. Grade assignments were as follows: UTK/TK: ladybugs; kindergarten: bees; first grade: ants; second grade: spiders and spiderwebs; third grade: butterflies and moths; fourth grade: dragonflies; fourth and fifth grades: dragonflies and beetles; fifth grade: beetles.

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