Take your students on an insect safari with the 39 cross-curricular activities. The 11-page reproducible student booklet completes this resource which covers all information learned and may be used as a test or follow-up upon completion of the topic.

This resource is filled with ideas and worksheets that will stimulate student interest and creativity as well as strengthen the following areas of learning.

• Reading

• Vocabulary

• Research

• Language

• Knowledge

• Creative Thinking

Teacher Notes & Information:

For the teacher:

• Teacher Assessment Rubric

• Student Self-Assessment Rubric

• Teacher Notes: About this Book

• Teacher Input Suggestions

• Insect Brainstorming Record Sheet

• Insect Observation Record Sheet

• Teacher Information on Insects

• Insect Vocabulary List

Answer Key

Teacher Notes: Reproducible Student Booklet

• Amazing Insects Student Booklet – Printable - The reproducible student booklet contains 10 fill-in-the-blank worksheets, plus a cover page. Each area pertaining to insects should be discussed prior to working in the booklet. After a discussion each sentence is to be read and possible answers suggested to fill in the blanks. The missing words should be recorded on the chalkboard to ensure the correct spellings are being recorded. 

• Amazing Insects Booklet – Google Slides - The links in the PDF direct you to the google slide lesson. There are two links, one for editable slides and one for digital-ready slides. This gives you the flexibility to edit the student worksheets to meet their needs! The PDF includes the worksheets giving you the option for in-class instruction or distance learning.

Teacher Notes: Phonics Worksheets

Phonics Worksheet Skills Covered:

• Long and Short Vowel Review

• Blend and Digraph Review

• Spelling New Vocabulary

• Blend and Digraph Review

• Double Consonant Review

• Double Vowel Combinations Review

Teacher Notes: Vocabulary Worksheets

Vocabulary Worksheets:

• Syllabication

• Working with Plurals

• Working with Antonyms

• Homophones

• Root Words

• Compound Words

• Animal Groups

• Parts of a Whole

• Alphabetical Order

• Using the Suffixes “s, ed, ing”

• Word Search

• Crossword Puzzle

Teacher Notes: Reading Stories and Worksheets (Aesop Fables)

Printable and Google Slides for these Insects:

Reading Story 1: The Ants and the Grasshopper

Reading Story 2: The Bear and the Bees

Reading Story 3: The Eagle and the Beetle

Reading Story 4: The Bees and Wasps and the Hornet

Reading Story 5: The Owl and the Grasshopper

Reading Story 6: The Ant and the Dove

Reading Story 7: The Bees and the Tortoise

Reading Story 8: Jupiter and the Bee

• Reading Stories and Worksheets - Google Slides – All of the stories are included in the link. The links in the PDF direct you to the google slide lesson. There are two links, one for editable slides and one for digital-ready slides. This gives you the flexibility to edit the student worksheets to meet their needs! The PDF includes the worksheets giving you the option for in-class instruction or distance learning.

Teacher Notes: Language Worksheets

Language Worksheets Skills:

• Insect Expressions

• Parts of Speech

• Capitalization and Punctuation

• Writing Insect Sentences

• Editing a Paragraph

• Writing an Insect Story

• Writing a Pattern Story

• Writing Similes

Teacher Notes: Poetry Worksheets

Poetry Writing Worksheets:

• Writing an Insect Limerick

• Writing an Insect Cinquain

• Writing a Stair Poem About an Insect

• Writing an Insect Haiku

• Writing an Insect Acrostic Poem

• Writing Rhyming Couplets

Teacher Notes: Information Sheets and Research Worksheets

Printable and Google Slides for these research topics:

Research 1: All About Ants

Research 2: All About Butterflies

Research 3: All About Beetles

Research 4: All About Moths

Research 5: All About Grasshoppers

Research 6: All About Crickets Research Information and Worksheets - Google Slides – All of the research topics are included in the link. The links in the PDF direct you to the google slide lesson. There are two links, one for editable slides and one for digital-ready slides. This gives you the flexibility to edit the student worksheets to meet their needs! The PDF includes the worksheets giving you the option for in-class instruction or distance learning.

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