Mrs.
Attaya's First Grade
Insect
Inspections
What
is an insect?
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: make
a list of the LIVING and NONLIVING things that
you can find in your backyard (or neighborhood
park).
Brainstorm
list of insects - keep as reference and to recheck
for accuracy as students learn more about
insects.
Sort collection of
pictures or plastic animals by insect/not
insect.
Make mini book
about insect characteristics.
Imaginary
Insects
After
we learn about the characteristics of insects,
students will use paper scraps and other recycled
materials to create an imaginary insect - a critter
unlike any we have ever seen, but which has all of
the characteristics of an
insect.
by
Tina
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by
Tiffany
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by
David
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It's
A Mystery
Observation versus
Inference: Look at a picture. Sort statement about
picture as either observations of inferences.
Define each.
Observe. Look
carefully. What do you see?
Mystery Jar
Observation Book
What do
you think it is?
Serious
discussion about observations and
hypothesis.
Praying
Mantis Website
Literacy
Stations
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Reading
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Math
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Browsing
Box - familiar books
BUZZ Said
the Bee with stuffed animal
characters
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Bee
Attributes
Children
sort BEEns (lima bean painted bees) by
attribute. Record using tally marks on
record sheet. Compare
more/less
ASSESS:
collecting and interpreting
data
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Phonics
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Social
Studies
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Bug
Jar word sort - r blends
Materials:
cr, dr, pr, and gr labeled bug jar mats,
word cards, record sheets
ASSESS:read
and sort word by initial
blend
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Bug
Buddy Posters
Children
will sort rules for bug
buddies.
A
Bug Buddy would . . .
A Bug
Bully would . . .
Write
and illustrate a rule
Assess:
respect for living things
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Writing
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Computers
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Insect
Dictionary
Materials:blank
dictionary, colored pencils, insect word
cards (created by students)
The
child will write and illustrate words in
blank dictionary - keep for class
use
ASSESS:
writing complete
sentences
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Create
a Critter
The
child will use draw tools to create a
critter that has insect features and will
create a habitat for their
critter
ASSESS:
print for writing extension
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Science
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Creative
Arts
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Insect/Not
Insect Sort
The
child will sort and label a collection of
plastic creatures.
Write
and draw sort on manilla
paper
ASSESS:
Science assessment
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Things
That BUG Me
Materials:The
child will write sentences telling about
things that BUG them on bug jar
stationary. Collect for class book,
Don't
BUG Me!
ASSESS:
writing complete sentences
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Listening
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Literacy
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The
Very Quiet Cricket
Quick
as a Cricket song and tape
The
child will listen to insect stories on
tape and follow along in
book.
Response:
ASSESS:
Language Arts - Listening
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ing
word sort
Materials:
ing word cards, clothespins, sorting
labels
Children
will match verb to -ing form of word,
using clothespins to clip together. Child
will sort word pairs by rule for suffix:
add
ing,
drop
e and add -ing
double
consonant and add -ing
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