1.42 Lucky Ladybug
This is Lesson 1.42 (“Lucky Ladybug”) from the Grow Your PALS Program Guide, part of the National FFA Mentoring Program’s Environmental Science unit. In this one-on-one mentoring lesson, a mentor reads a ladybug story with the student and helps them create a papier-mâché ladybug from a balloon over two days, while discussing why ladybugs are important in nature and what harmful insects like aphids can do if uncontrolled.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify why a ladybug is so important in nature.
- Create a ladybug.
- Identify what harmful insects do, such as aphids, if ladybugs are unable to control them.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 30-45 minutes for two consecutive days (Needs overnight drying time).
- Materials
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- Books from the Library (e.g. The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle; Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth; Very Lazy Ladybug by Isobel Finn; Ladybug at Orchard Avenue by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld)
- Balloon
- Newspaper strips cut to 1-inch thick
- Water and glue mixture or water and flour mixture in container
- Red food coloring
- Paintbrush
- Two black pipe cleaners
- Newspaper (to lay under balloon project)
- Knife
- Black paint
- Glue
- Unit
- Environmental Science
- Precepts
- B. Relationships; B2. Interact and work with others
- Lesson Type
- One-on-One
- Key Terms
- Nature, Ladybug
- Resources
- National FFA Organization. (2003). LifeKnowledge Precepts and Signs of Success.
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.08.02.01.aUse the appropriate procedures for the use and operation of specific tools and equipment.
- NL-ENG.K-12Applying Language Skills
- NRS.04.03.01.a.Identify harmful and beneficial insects and signs of insect damage to natural resources.
- NS.K-4.3Life Science