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Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Find the words by looking up,
down, backwards, forwards,
sideways and diagonally.
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The Best Book of Bugs
by Claire Llewellyn
Beautiful
illustrations reveal
a caterpillar's
metamorphosis, a
dragonfly nymph,
various spider's
webs as well as the
habitats and
diversity of insects
and spiders in
close-up detail.
There are cutaways
of ant colonies and
beehives and
descriptions of
beetles, butterflies,
ants, bees,
dragonflies and
some spiders.
Insect Facts
coolkidfacts.com/insect-facts/
What are the characteristics that make an insect? Where do they
live? What do they eat? How do they communicate? These basic
questions are answered here.
Bugfinder
insectidentification.org
The Bugfinder box allows you to search their database by colors,
number of legs and territory in order to identify specific bugs.
Resources
kathimitchell.com/insects.html
A huge collection of links to sites on insects including sites on
specific bugs, lesson plans, facts, insects in the classroom, insects
as food—a great resource for kids and teachers.
Bug Club
amentsoc.org/bug-club/
The Amateur Entomologists' Society has a club for young people
interested in insects. There's lots of information and we
recommend the section "Insect fun and games" which has a
section on how to build a GIANT BUG!
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