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FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS INSECTS LIBRARY LESSON
- Recommended for: Grades K-4
- Lesson Duration: 1-2 library lessons (about 50 minutes total)
- Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
- Editable: YES, all text is editable
***Please note that this presentation is designed to complement an insect-themed read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! I cannot include a recorded read-aloud due to copyright restrictions.
THIS INSECTS LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES:
- 55-slide PPT + Google™ Slides library lesson presentation
- List of 20 recommended insect-themed read-alouds (1 page, PDF and PPT)
- Scavenger Hunt Activity (2 pages, differentiated, PDF and PPT)
- Answer Key for Scavenger Hunt (1 page, PDF and PPT)
- Prep, set up, tips (6 pages, PDF)
- Detailed, pre-filled, editable lesson plan; includes CC, TEKS, and AASL Standards (2 pages, PDF and PPT)
- Google™ Classroom Basics (4 pages, PDF)
- Instructions on how to set up PPT slide timings for digital bulletin boards (2 pages, PDF)
ALL SLIDES HAVE AN INSECT THEME
- sign language: “bug / insect”
- What is an idiom?
- 10 insect idioms (listed below)
- 1 true/false about mosquitos (includes answer)
- 2 insect-themed would you rathers
- Are scorpions insects? (no–answer and explanation provided)
- Library skills – fiction or nonfiction
- Library skills – Dewey Decimal System number for insects
- Library skills – call number
- 2 mystery insects with clues
- 2 trivia questions (multiple choice, answers included)
- 2 Did you know…?
- Word of the Week: mandibles and entomologist
- Happy birthday to…
- Photos and clipart feature 19 different insects
- All slides are illustrated with real photos and colorful clipart for Grades K-4.
10 INSECT IDIOMS INCLUDE:
- “ants in the pants”
- “butterflies in your stomach”
- “busy as a bee”
- “fly on the wall”
- “snug as a bug in a rug”
- “don’t let the bedbugs bite”
- “cute as a bug’s ear”
- “the bee’s knees”
- “you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar”
- “make a bee line”
DIFFERENTIATED INSECT-THEMED SCAVENGER HUNT
- 2 versions + answer key
- Version 1 – students color the insects and objects as they find them in the presentation slides
- Version 2 – questions about the information in the slides + smaller images to find
RECOMMENDED READS
- Includes picture books, informational books, fiction, poetry, and 1 graphic novel
- all are insect-themed
- total of 20 titles
- includes small images from the presentation
- titles are editable, so you can customize the books included for your library
- All titles were hand-selected by a veteran school librarian for quality, diversity, positive reviews, and currency.
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