Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! by: Jennifer Dussling
Do you like bugs? Are you scared of bugs? You don't have to be afraid. They are only a danger to other insects. In Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!, we learn about several insects, and how they survive.
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! provides interesting facts and information about different kinds of bugs. It contains colorful photographs from the point of view of an insect. Each insect has an unique hiding and hunting style that is described in Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! This book examines how the praying mantis hunts flies, and how the monarch butterfly is not bothered by other bugs and birds. Some insects have glands that stink, and others can squirt acid, inject poison, and find safety in numbers. Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! describes the uniqueness of insects.
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! aligns well with life science standards in Kindergarten, 1st grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade. Specific science standards can be found at the bottom of this page.
"Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! is a wonderful trade book to read to students in a variety of grade levels while studying life science standards. A great activity would be to read this book and a fiction counterpart, and instruct students to list similarities and differences of both books. This activity could easily be integrated in English Language Arts and Science." Heather
"The pictures throughout the book are excellent with great details. I
really like how the book has, 'A Note to Parents' at the beginning of the book.
Overall, this would be a great resource book to introduce a lesson on
insects." Cassandra
Life Science Standards
SKL2: Students will compare the similarities and differences in groups of organisms.
a. Explain the similarities and differences in animals (color, size, appearance, etc.).
S1L1b: Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
b. Identify the basic needs of an animal.
S4L2: Students will identify factors that affect the survival or extinction of organisms such as adaptation, variation of behaviors
(hibernation) and external features (camouflage and protection).
a. Identify external features of organisms that allow them to survive or reproduce better than other organisms that do not have these
features. (e.g. camouflage, use of hibernation, protection, etc.)
S5L1: Students will classify organisms into groups and relate how they determined the groups with how and why scientists use
classification.
a. Demonstrate how animals are sorted into groups (vertebrate and invertebrate) and how vertebrates are sorted into groups (fish,
amphibian, reptile, bird, and mammal).
I like how you listed all the different standards that this book could correlate with. Since you said it tells the point of view from the insect, it would be neat to have the students write their own story of how they think a bug would feel. Great job! Courtney
ReplyDeleteI like the way you posted the pictures throughout your blog. Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! seems like a great book, and I look forward to reading it and sharing it with my future classroom. Great job on an engaging blog!
ReplyDelete-Dana Wyatt
I really liked your post. I like that you posted a video of the book and had pictures. I think most students, especially boys, will enjoy reading about bug books. The book goes into detail about each type of bugs. You did a great job!
ReplyDeleteThere are certain bugs I do not like and some like to play with. I think this is a great book to teach students about the different types of bugs and also to spark the interest of nature and bugs! ---Shanice
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