28 Insects: Supplemental Guide 1A | Insects Everywhere!
- Inferential You heard in the read-aloud that fl ies are solitary,
or live on their own. How are ants, which are social insects,
different from solitary insects, like a fl y? (Social insects live in
groups.)
[Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for
students, as necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the
process.]
I am going to ask a question. I will give you a minute to think about
the question, and then I will ask you to turn to your neighbor and
discuss the question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share
what you discussed with your partner. - Evaluative Think Pair Share: Imagine that there was no water
on Earth. Do you think insects could still survive? Why or why
not? (No, because they depend upon plants to live and plants
need water; all living things need water to survive.) - After hearing today’s read-aloud and questions and answers,
do you have any remaining questions? [If time permits, you
may wish to allow for individual, group, or class research of
the text and/or other resources to answer these questions.]
Word Work: Habitats 5 minutes
- In the read-aloud you heard, “We fl ies are insects, and we
share the planet with millions of other insects in many different
habitats.” - Say the word habitats with me.
- Habitats are the natural homes of plants and animals.
- Chimpanzees live in rainforests, their natural habitats.
- Think of some other animals that you have learned about.
What are the types of habitats in which those animals live?
Use the word habitats when you talk about them. [Ask two
or three students. If necessary, guide and/or rephrase the
students’ responses: “ live in habitats called... ”] - What’s the word we’ve been talking about? What part of
speech is the word habitats? (noun) How do you know it is a
noun? (It is a thing.)