Insects - Animal Reports - Butterflies Caterpillars Science Expository Writing
Keeping My Kinders Busy
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Grade Levels
K - 2nd, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRI.K.1
CCSSRI.K.2
CCSSRI.K.3
CCSSRI.K.8
CCSSRI.K.10
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
74 pages
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What educators are saying
This resource was amazing. I loved all of the pages and it made it so easy for my students to learn organization with their writing. Thank you for this!
I purchased three of these units and this was by far, my student's favorite unit of study this year. I usually let them choose 2 - 3 in the units but we ended up doing 5. They were just so excited and loved the process that leads them through the writing. Thanks!
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Description
Your kindergarten, first grade and second grade students will have so much fun reading, writing, making books and crafts about five different insects: caterpillar, Monarch Butterfly, praying mantis, bumblebee and grasshopper. These nonfiction materials provide the perfect amount of scaffolding so your students can be successful:
- reading passages with facts
- graphic organizers
- sentence starters
- writing papers
- mini books
- 5 insect craft templates
This download has everything you need to teach your students through the entire process or researching and writing reports about insects.
--- WHAT IS INCLUDED? ---
5 Non-Fiction Reading Passages
- These focus on the key words are, can, have, eat, live, like
5 Color Graphic Organizers
- You can laminate these and students can use a marker on them on a center.
- These also work well to use on a projector.
5 Black and White Graphic Organizers
- Students record facts about each insect on these worksheets.
5 Sentence Starter Worksheets
- Sentence starters are provided for students.
Blank Writing Paper
- Five papers included (one for each insect.)
- Students can write sentences and facts on their own.
All About Books
- Students love to make books about their insect.
Crafts & Facts
- These make adorable for bulletin board displays!
- Students can color, decorate and cut out their insect.
- They fill in their fact sheets with their best handwriting.
- Last, they glue both activities to a craft paper or card stock to hang and display.
I have set you up for success!
- Teachers and students love the routine and consistency these units bring to their classroom!
- Every report is structured the same.
- This saves you so much time from explaining expectations and directions!
I have had so many requests for additional animal reports!
- View all of my animal reports HERE
- Save with the animal reports bundle HERE
- I created community helper reports in this same format HERE
⭐ CLICK HERE TO SAVE WITH THE ANIMAL REPORT BUNDLE ⭐
Each unit has the same structure but includes different animals.
- UNIT 1 ZOO ANIMALS
- UNIT 2 OCEAN ANIMALS
- UNIT 3 FARM ANIMALS
- UNIT 4 INSECTS this download
- UNIT 5 BIRDS
- UNIT 6 MAMMALS
- UNIT 7 ARTHROPODS
- UNIT 8 OVIPAROUS ANIMALS
- UNIT 9 NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
Once your students know the routine and expectations, this bundle can become your year-long animal research center!
- CLICK HERE TO TRY AN ANIMAL UNIT FOR FREE
Total Pages
74 pages
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRI.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSSRI.K.2
With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
CCSSRI.K.3
With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
CCSSRI.K.8
With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
CCSSRI.K.10
Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
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