Termites

Termites

Read Aloud​

By Shelia Wright

​Standard(s) and Indicator(s)

Literary

RL.MC.5.1 Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions to demonstrate understanding of a text; use key details to make inferences and draw conclusions in texts heard or read. 

RL.MC.5.2 Make predictions using prior knowledge, pictures, illustrations, title, and information about author and illustrator.

RL.MC.7.1 Retell text, including beginning, middle, and end; use key details to determine the theme in a text heard or read. 

RL.MC.7.2 Read or listen closely to compare and contrast familiar texts and texts in author and genre studies

Informational

RI.MC.5.1 Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions to demonstrate understanding of a text; use key details to make inferences and draw conclusions in texts heard or read. 

RI.MC.5.2 Make predictions using prior knowledge, pictures, illustrations, title, and information about author and illustrator.

RI.MC.7.1 Compare and contrast topics or ideas within a thematic or author study heard, read, or viewed.

​Standard(s) and Indicator(s)

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→ I can ask and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions to demonstrate understanding of text.

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→ I can compare and contrast texts in a specific genre or by a specific author.

Termites

What do you kids like to have for lunch? Hot dogs? Chicken nuggets?

What if I gave you a lump of wood or a big tree stump for lunch? Would you like that?

Well, if you were a termite, you would like it . Termites are insects that like to munch on wood.

See this big spike sticking up from the ground? It looks sort of like a rock, but it is a termite mound . If you could look inside, you would see lots of termites.

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Compare/Contrast Text

If you would like to see what termites look like, take a peek in this box .

As you can see, termites look a lot like ants . They have six legs like ants . A termite mound has a queen who makes eggs, just like in an anthill . Here you can see that the termite queen is much bigger than the rest of the termites .

Would a termite munch on your home? It would if your home is made of wood . The termites from a big mound could have your living room for lunch and your bedroom for dinner!​

Compare/Contrast Text

Multiple Choice

Which picture shows a termite mound.

Multiple Choice

Which picture shows a termite?

Open Ended

Why would a termite munch on your home?

Draw

Compare and contrast a termite and an ant.