Grade 2 - Read-Aloud Insets

Insects: Supplemental Guide 5 | Social Insects: Ants and Termites 101

Note: Introducing the Read-Aloud and Extensions may have

activity options that exceed the time allotted for that part of the

lesson. You will need to make conscious choices about which

activities to include based on the needs of your students.

Exercise Materials Details

Introducing the Read-Aloud (10 minutes)

What Have We Already
Learned?

Response Card 3 (Honeybees and

Paper Wasps)

Students may refer to this Response

Card as they review content from

Lesson 4.

Vocabular y Preview:
Chambers, Crop

Image 5A-4; Image Card 13

Purpose for Listening Instructional Master 5A-1
(Response Card 4: Ants and
Te r mite s)

Students may refer to the Response Card

as you discuss the lesson.

Presenting the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

Social Insects: Ants and
Te r m i t e s

Image Card 14

Discussing the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

Comprehension Questions chart paper, whiteboard, or
chalkboard; writing tools

Create a Venn Diagram to compare and

contrast ants and termites.

Word Work: Destructive

 Complete Remainder of the Lesson Later in the Day
Extensions (20 minutes)

Multiple Meaning Word
Activity: Hatch

Poster 3M (Hatch)

Vocabulary Instructional
Activity: Aggressive

Insects Journal Instructional Master 5B-1 (Insects
Journal Page 5)

Writing an Insect Story: Plan Instructional Master 5B-2 (Writing
Plan); journal pages from previous
lessons; trade books; chart paper,
chalkboard, or whiteboard

Take Home Material

Family Letter Instructional Masters 5B-3 and
5B-4