The Cicada Olympics: Engaging Kids in Live Insect Activities

Teaching with magical periodical cicadas is a hoot, or actually a big buzz eliciting lots of learning and laughs! This book, by Cindy Smith, PhD and Richard Groover, PhD, equips you with age appropriate information to connect children to nature through fun math, science and art activities. The authors have streamlined activities, making them easy to implement for individuals and groups. Within these pages, you’ll find: 13 fun cicada activities with instructions and materials list, parent and volunteer information, cicada jokes, pictures, and online resources.