rainforestladybug

Ladybugs

Pre-instructional:
TSW sing �4 Layers of the Rainforest.�

SEE THE LADYBUG
(SUNG TO "FRERE JACQUES")
SEE THE LADYBUG, SEE THE LADYBUG.
WATCH IT CRAWL, WATCH IT CRAWL.
SEE IT CRAWLING HIGHER,
SEE IT CRAWLING HIGHER.
WATCH IT CRAWL, UP THE WALL.
SEE THE LADYBUG, SEE THE LADYBUG,
WATCH IT CRAWL, WATCH IT CRAWL.
SEE IT CRAWLING LOWER,
SEE IT CRAWLING LOWER.
WAY DOWN LOW, TO MY Toe.

Procedure 1:
a. TSW predict what happens in Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
b. TTW read the story.
c. TSW answer comprehension questions about the story.
d. TSW draw a picture to show what happened in the story.

Procedure 2:
a. TTW tell the students facts about ladybugs.
b. TSW tell what they have learned.
c. TTW write the student�s answers on the board.

Procedure 3:

a. TTW give each student a worksheet on telling time.
b. TSW complete the sheet.
c. TSW compare their answers with their partners.

Procedure 4:
a. TSW draw clocks to show what time they do certain activities.
b. TTW give each student a ladybug clock pattern.
c. TSW put the clock together.
d. TTW tell the students time and they will use their clock to show the correct time.
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Mosquitoes
Pre-instructional:
TSW sing �4 Layers of the Rainforest.�

TSW sing � The Bugs Go.�
(Tune: �Wheels on the Bus�)

The little honeybee goes buzz-buzz-buzz, buzz-buzz-buzz, buzz-buzz-buzz.
The little honeybee goes buzz-buzz-buzz, all day long.
The crickets in the grass go hop-hop-hop, hop-hop-hop, hop-hop-hop.
The crickets in the grass go hop-hop-hop, all day long.
The chubby caterpillars go munch-munch-munch, munch-munch-munch, munch-munch-munch. The chubby caterpillars go munch-munch-munch, all day long.
The little black spiders go creepy-creepy-creepy, creepy-creepy-creepy, creepy-creepy-creepy. The little black spiders go creepy-creepy-creepy, all day long.

Procedure 1:
a. TSW predict what happens in Over the Steamy Swamp by
    Paul Geraghty.
b. TTW read the story.
c. TSW answer comprehension questions about the story.
b. TSW draw a picture to show what happened in the story.

Procedure 2:
a. TTW tell the students facts about mosquitoes.
b. TSW tell what they have learned.
c. TTW write the student�s answers on the board.

Procedure 3:
a. TTW give each student sentence strips.
b. TSW put the sentence strips in order of the mosquitoes life cycle.
c. TSW paste the strips in order on construction paper.

Procedure 4:
a. TTW give students a pattern of insect�s legs, head, abdomen, etc.
b. TSW color and cut-out the insect�s body parts.
c. TSW make their own insect.
d. TSW give their insect a name.