Activity: Batty song
Materials:
Kids
Procedure:
1. Sing the following song to the tune “Frere Jacque”.
Bats are sleeping
Bats are sleeping
Upside down
Upside down
Sleeping in the daytime
Waiting for the nighttime
Fly around
Fly around
Discussion:
Talk with the class about the myths surrounding bats. Explain that bats are not blind, they don’t drink people’s blood and they won’t land in people’s hair. Explain that bats help people by eating nighttime insects like mosquitoes.