Fascinating Bug and Animal Facts What is most interesting to you and why? 

Studying Animals  

Goal: By the end of this unit, you will learn how bugs, insects, and animals help us live our lives.  

What do you already know about bugs and animals? How many different bugs and animals can you name? What do you know about each one?  What do you want to know? Write your thoughts on the chart below. 

   

Shared Reading: What Good Are Bugs? Read to Pg 10  

After Reading: Use what you’ve read to answer the following questions:   Comprehension • Why are bugs important?  • What are some facts you learned about bugs? 

Writing  

•The bugs I think are scary are... 

Glossary 

As you read, use this space to write down new words that help you study bugs. You can add to this page whenever you come across a new word. Students can also read     

Term  Definition  

 Pests  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Shared Reading What Good Are Bugs? Read to Pg 24 

Focus question: How are bugs helpful? 

As you read, write down what you learn about the ways bugs help.   

  How do bugs help? 

 

Plants 

 

 

 

Animals 

 

 

 

People 

 

 

   

Shared Reading: What Good Are Bugs? Read to Pg 33 

After Reading: Use what you’ve read to answer the following questions:   Comprehension • How do bugs help people? How do you know? 

Writing  

• Today we read about… and now I know... 

Add to your Glossary and How Bugs Help Chart  

  

            

   

Shared Reading: What Good Are Bugs? Read to Pg 35  

After Reading: Use what you’ve read to answer the following questions:   Comprehension • What are some good and bad bugs?  

Writing  

• Create a Tree Map classifying Bugs • Good Bugs, Bad Bugs, and your Favorite Bugs 

 

Students create their own tree map. This image is used to show parents.          

      

Additional titles to support studying animals.