As the rap says:
Grasshoppers are the strangest things
they hear with their legs
and talk with their wings
and they jump, ante they jump, and they jump, jump, jump
When grasshoppers old skin gets too tight
they wriggle out and grow
one that fits just right
and they jump, and they jump, and they jump, jump, jump
They breath through holes in their abdomen
their eyes are bulgy and wide
and they jump, and they jump, and they jump, jump, jump
Their jaws don't go up and down like ours
they chew from side to side
and they jump, and they jump, and they jump, jump, jump
Grasshoppers are famous for their strength
they can jump 200 times their length
and they jump, and they jump, and they jump, jump, jump
We also learnt they have holes in their abdomen to breath, and they chew sideways.
In art they turned some pegs into grasshoppers.
Outside in the playground, they dedicated some time to dramatic play: “In the Garden”. Some of them pretended to be minibeasts, other were pets, others “people”. We even had bears and children going to a “restaurant”.
“Bees” are coming next.
Did you know there are three kinds of bees in the hive? We'll tell you more next time!
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