Create Nature Bugs

~ Crear bichos de naturaleza ~

Creando bichos de naturaleza is a great way to learn and review bug vocabulary.

After collecting bits of nature, grab the glue gun and start creating. Some ideas:

grasses make great tentacles
dried berries as eyes
leaves, maple seeds, long dried seed pods as wings
figs, apples, rocks, sticks, pinecones as bodies
pinecone pieces and pine needles as horns and stingers

While creating, or afterwards, use the following phrases and questions to practice Spanish:

Piensa en que tipo de bicho quieres crear. — Think about what type of bug you want to create.
¿Tiene patas/alas/tentáculos? ¿Cuántos ojos? — Does it have feet/wings/tentacles? How many eyes?
¿Puede volar/nadar? — Can it fly/swim?
¿Cuántas patas/ojos/alas/tentáculos tiene tu bicho? — How many feet/eyes/wings/tentacles does your bug have?
¿Tu bicho tiene un nombre? ¿Cómo se llama? — Does your bug have a name? What is its name?
¿Qué tipo de bicho es? — What type of bug is it?
¿Es un bicho rápido o lento? ¿Mueve rápido or despacio? — Is it a fast bug or slow bug? Does it move fast or slow?