Lesson Plans for INSECT LIFE CYCLE level L

During Reading

Student Reading
Because this book is divided into many sections and has a lot of information, it is suggested that you have children read only one or two sections at a time, rather than completing the reading in one session. You may have them read each section twice, to help ensure comprehension of the text. Using the questions in the After Reading section will help show what children have learned in each section. Hand out the books and instruct children what section to read quietly, aloud, or silently at their own pace.

During the second reading of each section, children should be looking for and highlighting, underlining, circling, boxing in, or writing on post-it notes different compound words, and long e sounds. Prior to beginning reading, remind children what the purpose is of reading this book. While reading this book children should be able to identify main ideas and supporting details. They can, once again, underline or highlight the appropriate areas, box them in, use post-it notes, or take notes on a separate piece of paper. (Taking notes will be more time consuming and may take away from some of the comprehension, so the other strategies would be much more effective, if possible.) Children can use highlighters or colored pencils to mark main ideas in one color and details in another. You can then use what children highlight to assess their ability to identify things such as main ideas and supporting details.

Using the Worksheet
After reading the first section, you can talk to children about what they Learned, and add to the KWL chart. This may be new information, or you may be correcting something from the K section of the chart. If you have answered any of the questions in the W section, you can check them off as well.


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