Insects: A Research and Writing Project PLUS Centers!

This insects research project will bring some insects fun into your classroom!  Students will research and write about insects using read alouds, videos, and graphic organizers.  Students will record their learning in the insect research journal.  This research project is differentiated and contains a variety of options for differentiation and meeting the needs of all students.

This unit contains materials to do a research project on insects in general and includes options for 8 specific insects including: ants, mosquitoes, dragonflies, fireflies, praying mantises, flies, beetles, and ladybugs.

Includes:

• Schema/KWL Charts
• Can/Have/Are Charts
• Live/Eat Charts
• Parts of an Insect Diagrams
• True/False Sort
• Insect/Not an Insect Sort
• Writing
• Engineer an Insect

12 Blackline Math and Literacy Centers:

• Ten Frame Matching (to 20)
• Number Order (to 100)
• Addition to 10
• Subtraction to 10
• Place Value Spin (to 20)
• CVC Word Matching
• CVC-E Word Matching
• Write the Room
• Blends Matching and Sorting
• Digraph Matching and Sorting
• Middle Sounds Matching
• Ending Sounds Matching

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