Grade 2 - Read-Aloud Insets

98 Insects: Supplemental Guide 5 | Social Insects: Ants and Termites

 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Explain that most insects live solitary lives, but some, such as

ants and termites, are social

 Distinguish between social and solitary insects

 Describe how all members of a social insect colony come from

one queen

 Describe the social behavior of ants and ant colonies

 Describe the roles of worker ants, males, and queens

Language Arts Objectives

The following language arts objectives are addressed in this

lesson. Objectives aligning with the Common Core State

Standards are noted with the corresponding standard in

parentheses. Refer to the Alignment Chart for additional standards

addressed in all lessons in this domain.

Students will:

 Describe the reasons or facts the author of “Social Insects: Ants

and Termites” gives to support the statement that ants are social

insects (RI.2.8)

 Plan, draft, and edit an informative text that presents information

about insects, including an introduction to a topic, relevant

facts, and a conclusion (W.2.2)

 Participate in a shared research project on insects (W.2.7)

 With assistance, categorize and organize facts and information

from “Social Insects: Ants and Termites” (W.2.8)

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