Grade 2 - Read-Aloud Insets

Insects: Supplemental Guide 5 | Social Insects: Ants and Termites 99

 Generate questions and gather information from multiple

sources to answer questions about ants and termites (W.2.8)

 Add drawings to descriptions of ants and termites to clarify

ideas, thoughts, and feelings (SL.2.5)

 Use the antonyms destructive and constructive appropriately in

oral language (L.2.5a)

 Prior to listening to “Social Insects: Ants and Termites,” identify

orally what they know and have learned about insects

Core Vocabulary

aggressive, adj. Forceful or ready to attack

Example: The mother bear became aggressive, wanting to protect her

cubs.

Variation(s): none

chambers, n. Empty, enclosed spaces; rooms

Example: A queen honeybee lays her eggs in separate chambers, or

cells, in the hive.

Variation(s): chamber

destructive, adj. Causing a large amount of damage or harm

Example: The destructive puppy chewed through the new sofa.

Variation(s): none

emit, v. To send out or give off

Example: Fire alarms emit a very loud noise so people will hear them

easily.

Variation(s): emits, emitted, emitting

nurseries, n. Places to care for and raise or grow young animals and

plants

Example: Worker ants feed baby ants in separate chambers, or

nurseries.

Variation(s): nursery