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1 Bugs, Bugs, and More Bugs Grades 2 to 3 Written by Ruth Solski About the Author: Ruth Solski has been an educator for over 30 years and is the founder of S&S Learning Materials. As a writer, she strives to provide teachers with a useful tool to bring the joy of learning to many children. Copyright On The Mark Press 2011 This publication may be reproduced under licence from Access Copyright, or with the express written permission of On The Mark Press / S&S Learning Materials, or as permitted by law. All rights are otherwise reserved, and no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, scanning, recording or otherwise, except as specifically authorized. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for this project. All Rights Reserved Printed in Canada Published in the United States and Canada by: On The Mark Press 15 Dairy Avenue Napanee, Ontario K7R 1M4 OTM-2139 ISBN: On The Mark Press 2011

2 Table of Contents At a Glance TM...2 Teacher Assessment Rubric...4 Student Self-Assessment Rubric... 5 Teacher Notes: About this Book, Teaching Suggestions... 7 Teacher Information on Insects...9 Vocabulary List...11 Insect Poetry Selections Teacher Notes: Reproducible Student Booklet Reproducible Student Booklet on Insects...15 Teacher Notes: Reading Information Stories and Worksheets All About Grasshoppers...26 Butterflies and Moths...29 All About Bees...32 Mosquitoes...35 All About Flies...38 All About Ants Teacher Notes: Vocabulary Worksheets...44 Bug Words 1 Compound Words...45 Bug Words 2 Syllabication...46 Bug Words 3 Words That Don t Belong...46 Bug Words 4 Alphabetical Order Bug Words 5 Writing Words as Plurals Bug Words 6 Crossword Puzzle...48 Bug Words 7 Word Find...49 Bug Words 8 Word / Picture Matching...50 Bug Words 9 Synonyms Bug Words 10 Antonyms Bug Words 11 Using the Correct Verb...56 Teacher Notes: Brainstorming Worksheets Bug Brainstorming 1 Evaluation, Expressing an Opinion...58 Bug Brainstorming 2 Expressing an Opinion...59 Bug Brainstorming 3 Listing and Illustrating...60 Bug Brainstorming 4 Listing and Illustrating OTM-2139 ISBN: On The Mark Press 2011

3 Teacher Notes: Phonics Worksheets...62 Bug Sounds 1 Short Vowel Uu...63 Bug Sounds 2 Short Vowel Oo...63 Bug Sounds 3 Long Vowel Ee...64 Bug Sounds 4 Short Vowel Ii...64 Bug Sounds 5 Dr Blend...65 Bug Sounds 6 Gr Blend...66 Bug Sounds 7 Vowel Combination oo Bug Sounds 8 Classifying Long and Short Vowel Sounds...68 Bug Sounds 9 Recognition of Two Vowel Sounds...69 Bug Sounds 10 Two and Three Letter Blends...70 Teacher Notes: Creative Writing Activities and Worksheets...71 Bug Tales 1 Writing about an Insect Character Bug Tales 2 Creating an Insect Cartoon Story Bug Tales 3 Choosing a Title Bug Tales 4 Creating a Nonfiction Book Bug Tales 5 Writing a Limerick Bug Tales 6 Writing an Acrostic Poem Bug Tales 7 Writing a Story About a Picture Bug Tales 8 Writing a Story About a Picture My Bug Tale Writing Sheet My Bug Acrostic Writing Sheet...78 My Bug Limerick Writing Sheet...78 My Bug Cartoon Story Sheet Teacher Notes: Research Activities and Worksheets...80 Bug Search 1: Researching an Insect Bug Search 2: Obtaining Information from a Photograph...82 Bug Search 3: Researching an Insect s Body Parts...83 Bug Search 4: Locating Nonfiction and Fiction Books on Insects...84 Bug Search Instruction Cards for Bug Search 5 and Bug Search 5: Sequencing the Life Story of a Butterfly Using Sentences Bug Search 6: Sequencing the Life Story of a Butterfly Using Pictures Teacher Notes: Printing Activities and Worksheets...89 Bug Printing Practice 1 Copying a Poem...90 Bug Printing Practice 2 Copying a Poem Bug Printing Practice 3 Copying Insect Words...92 Answer Key...93 OTM-2139 ISBN: On The Mark Press 2011

4 A) What is an insect? An insect is a animal and can live anywhere in the. It has a hard covering called an on the of its body. B) Where do some insects make their homes? Insects make their everywhere. They are great. Insects like to their own homes. Bees build a home called a. Ants live in under the ground. Their home has that lead to. Wasps build out of chewed tree. Termites live in big of dirt. Insects build homes to in and to. beehive ant hill Page 2 OTM-2139 ISBN: On The Mark Press 2011

5 C) What are the names of some insects? Page 3 OTM-2139 ISBN: On The Mark Press 2011

6 Bugs, Bugs and More Bugs All About Grasshoppers (Reading) Grasshoppers are usually found in grassy areas. They are able to jump long distances. Grasshoppers can be quite harmful because they destroy farmer s crops. Grasshoppers will spit a brown juice when they are picked up or handled. The brown juice is often called tobacco juice. This juice helps to protect the grasshopper from ants and other insects. They also jump up and fly away from their enemies or hide in among leaves and in tall grasses. There are two main types of grasshoppers. There are long horned grasshoppers and short-horned grasshoppers. Their horns are their antennae. Grasshoppers with short horns are called locusts. The grasshopper s body has three main parts. It has a head, thorax, and an abdomen. On its head are two curved antennae. They are used to find food. Its mouth has powerful jaws with sharp teeth. The grasshopper has five eyes on its head. On each side is a large compound eye. Near the bottom of the antennae are three simple eyes. The grasshopper s wings and legs are attached to its thorax. It usually has two pairs of wings and six legs. Some grasshoppers have no wings at all. All of its legs are used for walking. The front legs are used to hold its food while it eats. The grasshopper s legs are strong and powerful and they are used for jumping and leaping. On the grasshopper s abdomen are ten pairs of breathing holes called spiracles. Female grasshoppers lay their eggs in holes that they dig in the ground. The eggs are sprayed with a sticky liquid to waterproof them. This group of eggs is called a pod. The eggs are laid in the late summer and early autumn. They hatch in the spring. Young grasshoppers look like adult grasshoppers except they do not have wings. They shed their skins five or six times and grow a new one before they become adult grasshoppers. OTM-2139 ISBN: On The Mark Press 2011

7 Bugs, Bugs and More Bugs After I Read: All About Grasshoppers (Reading) Grasshoppers love to live in grassy fields where they can jump and fly about. Answer each question with a sentence. 1. Where do grasshoppers make their homes? 2. What are the names of the two main kinds of grasshoppers? 3. Where do female grasshoppers lay their eggs? 4. List five facts about the way a grasshopper looks. 5. Why are grasshoppers called pests? 6. Have you ever seen a grasshopper? Tell where and when you saw it? OTM-2139 ISBN: On The Mark Press 2011

8 Bugs, Bugs and More Bugs Before I Read: Butterflies and Moths (Reading) A) You are going to read a nonfiction story about moths and butterflies. List three facts that you already know about butterflies and moths. List three things that you would like to learn about butterflies and moths. B) Synonyms are words that have almost the same meaning. Record a word from the Word Box on the line beside its synonym. 1. many 6. designs 2. break 7. proboscis 3. crumpled 8. feelers 4. sucking 9. hard 5. rest 10. fat wrinkled several patterns plump sipping split antennae tongue hibernate difficult OTM-2139 ISBN: On The Mark Press 2011

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