Book Summary
Ants, Ants, and More Ants is an informational book about one of the most well known of all insects – the ant. Readers will learn about different colors and sizes of ants, as well as different jobs ants have within the colony. Photographs support the text. 

About the Lesson 

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Connect life experience and use prior knowledge

Objectives

• Categorize
• Recognize the sounds of n-family final blends /nd/ /nk/ /nt/
• Associate nd, nk, and nt with the phonetic elements /nd/ /nk/ /nt/
• Recognize adjectives as words that describe
• Use content vocabulary

Materials

• Book - Ants, Ants, and More Ants (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Categorization, N-Family Blends, Content Vocabulary worksheets
• Set of ending blend cards for each student: nd, nk, nt

    Indicates an opportunity to use the book interactively. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are not consumable.)

Vocabulary

• High-frequency words: home, food, top
• Content words: insect, yard, antennae, size, jaws, ground, queen