Through integrating the investigation of insects tamariki can deepen their understanding of nature, develop valuable skills, and form meaningful connections with the world around them.

Learning about insects

 Creating a bug house outside out of an old log sparked an interest in insects - who might live in our bug house?

 Their curiosity is fostered and their capacity for sustained interests extended through suitable books

 Tamariki are encouraged to notice and describe

 They are developing knowledge about the patterns and diversity found in the natural world

 Tamariki are encouraged to use a magnifying glass to see things from different spatial viewpoints and search for details