Grade 2 - Read-Aloud Insets

Insects: Supplemental Guide 3B | Life Cycles of Insects 67

Note: Extensions may have activity options that exceed the time

allocated for this part of the lesson. To remain within the time

periods allocated for this portion of the lesson, you will need to make

conscious choices about which activities to include based on the

needs of your students.

Extensions 20 minutes

Life Cycles Activity

(Instructional Masters 3B-1 and 3B-2) 15 minutes

• Distribute copies of Instructional Master 3B-1 (Complete
  Metamorphosis) to each student. Have students cut out the
  pictures from the fi rst worksheet and glue them in the correct
  places on a separate worksheet.


• Distribute copies of Instructional Master 3B-2 (Incomplete
  Metamorphosis) to each student. Have students cut out the
  pictures from the fi rst worksheet and glue them in the correct
  places on a separate worksheet.


• Have students share their work with their partner or home-
  language peers, describing the stages of each life cycle.

On Stage 15 minutes

Note: Have students act out their stage of the life cycle as you

describe it. A variation of this activity is to have students remain in

their small groups instead of regrouping as you describe each stage.

Each student in the group should act out their stage of the life cycle as

you describe it.

• Tell students that they will have the opportunity to act out the
  stages of metamorphosis today.


• Show students Image Cards 2 (Cockroach), 8 (Praying Mantis), 9
  (Grasshopper), and 10 (Cricket).

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