This activitygives children the responsibilityto carefully remove and return their pods while looking after the insects inside furtherdeveloping their PSEDand understanding of the world. explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment Once their pods are full and the insects have moved in, children are able to investigate, observe and identify what is living in their hotel through the clear pod. Kids who love creepy critters can turn their fascination with insects into a hobby with the Bug Playground.

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Illustrated booklet digs into the science behind the fun: Kids learn how to choose, feed, and care for their critters and discover fascinating facts about them Bug expert, David George Gordon, leads the way in the illustrated color booklet filled with facts and activities. Budding entomologists will learn facts about arthropods, exoskeletons, metamorphosis, camouflage, how bugs breathe, and more. The booklet also includes helpful tips on which bugs make well-behaved pals and which feisty and pesty bugs to avoid collecting, plus suggestions for keeping your bugs comfortable, well-fed, and happy—and even how to deal with fights. Hooks are always a must. Bags, coats, magnifying glasses, pencils… children can hang equipment up before heading to inspect their 'Bug Pods'.Catch, observe, and release tiny critters with this adorable playground designedjust for bugs. Watch your bugs summit the climbing wall, swim in the pool, and whoosh! go down the slide! Children must carefully remove their individual pod from the hotel and place it on the Bug Pod Investigation Shelf. Taking a closer look at what is inside their pod, children will begin to identify and observe the insects inside without disturbing them or spilling what is inside their pod.

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I have experimented with a range of media and technologies to create images and objects, using my understanding of their properties.Collect cool bugs, then observe them on their own tiny playground: Go on a bug-collecting adventure, then bring your critters inside to watch them navigate the mini play structures as you learn about nature Pentagon Play's amazing ‘Products Team’ has worked tirelessly over the past few months to create an incredible Bug Hotel unlike anything on the playground market. Includes 18 pieces for STEM learning fun: 15-piece Playground with Air Holes, including a climbing wall, pool, crawling tube, curly slide, and jungle gym; bug catcher; instructions; and illustrated science activity booklet I can sample and identify living things from different habitats to compare their biodiversity and can suggest reasons for their distribution

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We have included a sturdy investigation shelf at the side of our Bug Hotel to enable children to get up close and personal with the mini-beasts within their 'Bug Pod'. During development, we gained invaluable input and information from educational experts, teachers and bug specialistswho opened our eyes to many new ideas. describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including pets) Our Log Store at the bottom of the Bug Hotel could become a home for beetles, woodlice, centipedes, slugs, ants and even earth worms.to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space I understand how animal and plant species depend on each other and how living things are adapted for survival. I can predict the impact of population growth and natural hazards on biodiversity identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals Pupils should compare animals in familiar habitats with animals found in less familiar habitats, for example, on the seashore, in woodland, in the ocean, in the rainforest.