Grade 2 - Read-Aloud Insets

Insects: Supplemental Guide 7 | Armored Tanks of the Insect World 137

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?

KWL Chart You may wish to revisit the KWL Chart

and update it with information presented

in Lesson 6.

Image Card 15 (Armored Tank) Compare beetles to armored tank.

Vocabular y Preview: Armor/
Elytra, Adapt

Images 2A-18 and 7A-4; images of

animals with armor

Purpose for Listening Instructional Master 7A-1
(Response Card 5: Beetles)

Students may refer to the Response Card

as you discuss the lesson.

Presenting the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

Armored Tanks of the Insect
World

chart paper, chalkboard, or

whiteboard; two golf balls

Discussing the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

Comprehension Questions

Word Work: Mimicry Image 7A-6; drawing paper,
drawing tools

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

Insects Journal Instructional Master 7B-1 (Insects
Journal Page 7)

Writing an Insect Story: Draft
and Draw

Instructional Masters 5B-2 (Writing

Plan), 6B-2 (Draft), 7B-2 (Final)

Note: Tell students that they will only

draw an illustration at this time. They will

copy their edited draft onto this page

after the editing stage in the next lesson.

Beetle Puzzle Instructional Master 7B-3 (Beetle
Puzzle)

Advance Preparation

Find images of animals with armor, or hard shells (e.g. turtle,

armadillo, porcupine, snails, clams, and other shellfi sh) to show

the class.