About This Lesson
Let students express their creativity and love of nature by making a "bug kite", inspired by the short film The Love Bugs!
About the Activity
In this hands-on visual arts activity, students color in a cute bug picture and turn it into a flyable kite!
The activity includes a printable handout, a list of materials, and step by step instructions.
This activity works with or without viewing the film. (It's a film that kids love!)
About the Short Film
The Emmy-winning documentary film The Love Bugs provides an exceptional opportunity for you and your students to become amateur entomologists and discover the wonder of small creatures, just like the entomologists in the film do. It also provides a process for understanding the nature of love through your students’ eyes and through those of a couple who have worked and lived together for 60 years. This activity from lesson plans for Grades 3-5 inspired by the short film is a fun hands-on activity for students. The lesson is available in Spanish and English. The film is 34 minutes long and is available to stream for free.
This is a great art activity for Earth Month! And the film, which explores the love of nature and the nature of love, is a great choice to screen for Valentine's Day.
Learn more about teaching with The Love Bugs including where to watch, plus more lesson plans and related resources at Journeys in Film.
