Nonfiction Article of the Week: Insects - A Species in Decline

According to the article, which insect is the most useful?

• butterfly

• honey bee

• praying mantis

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What serves as a honey bee’s food source through the winter months?

• nectar

• pollen

• honey

What do caterpillars do as pests?

• They chew up leaves.

• They crawl inside homes.

• They pollinate flowers.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

__________ make great food for birds, as they are easy to catch.

• honey bees

• butterflies

• praying mantises

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What does a praying mantis eat?

• other insects

• leaves

• pollen

What does the praying mantis use to capture its prey?

• quick tongue

• sharp claws

• front legs

What percentage of insects are at risk of disappearing one day?

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

Which of the following is something you can do to help insects?

• use helpful pesticides

• plant flowers

• avoid composts

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What is the overall text structure of the article?

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

• Chronological order

• Compare and contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Re-read paragraph 3. Consider the cause and effect mentioned in this paragraph and

describe what the effect is. CAUSE: Bees make more honey than they need to survive. SO... What is the effect?

• Humans use the

  honey as a

  sweetener and

  because it is a

  healthy food.

• The most useful of our six- legged friends is the honey bee.

• Bees also produce honey.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3