Bugs A to Z Read Aloud Book Companion

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Bugs A to Z by Caroline Lawton. It includes 21 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, making this resource ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities.

Students will investigate various bugs and insects, conduct research, identify true and false details, compare & contrast, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!

Students will be captivated by the stimulating activities, while educators will value the saved effort in searching for premium resources to tackle complex reading concepts. The activities on offer aim to promote advanced cognitive skills, urge students to cite textual justifications for their conclusions, and motivate them to articulate their personal opinions and views.

⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️

• ◾ Who Am I?: Students will match the bugs in the word bank to the descriptions and draw and color a picture of each bug (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED).

• ◾ Bug Word Scramble: Students use the details from the book to unscramble the words (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED).

• ◾ Fly, Crawl, or Hop?: Students cut out the bugs, sort them based on how they move around, and then glue them on the chart (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED).

• ◾ Fact or Fiction: Students determine whether the details are facts from the story or made-up.

• ◾ True or False (bubble answers ONLY): Students read the details and determine if they are true or false (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED).

• ◾ True or False (bubble answers & correcting the false details): Students determine if the details are true or false and rewrite the false statements to make them true (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED).

• ◾ Bug Trading Cards: Students create trading cards for their six favorite bugs from the book.

• ◾ Butterfly Match-Up: Students cut out the butterflies below and glue them in the correct description box (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED).

• ◾ All Kinds of Bugs Crossword Puzzle: Students use the clues and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED).

• ◾ Creepy Crawlers Crossword Puzzle: Students use the clues and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED).

• ◾ Things That Fly Crossword Puzzle: Students use the clues and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED).

• ◾ Incredible Insects Word Search Puzzle: Students use the clues to fill in the puzzle. Words can go across or down. Letters are shared when the words intersect (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED).

• ◾ Insects With Wings Word Search Puzzle: Students use the clues to fill in the puzzle. Words can go across or down. Letters are shared when the words intersect (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED).

• ◾ Bugs A-Z Yearbook: Students will draw and label bugs for each superlative.

• ◾ Book Review: Students will rate and review the book.

• ◾ Investigating Insects (4 versions are included): Students roll a die to see which insect they will research to learn more about. Then, they conduct research using teacher-approved websites and informational texts to look for information to answer the provided questions.

• ◾ Bugs A-Z Matching Game: Cut out the picture and description cards. Students match the bug to the correct description. This can be played in a variety of ways, such as as a matching game or a memory game. Students can play at their table groups, with a partner, or in centers.

• ◾ 24 - Bug Bingo Cards (3x3): Students match the clues to the bugs pictured on their bingo cards using a dot marker or bingo chip to mark each bug as it is described or called out. If they get four in a row, they call BINGO and win.

• ◾ 24 - Bug Bingo Cards (4x4): Students match the clues to the bugs pictured on their bingo cards using a dot marker or bingo chip to mark each bug as it is described or called out. If they get four in a row, they call BINGO and win.

• ◾ Bug Bingo PowerPoint Presentation: This PowerPoint presentation can be used when you play Bug Bingo to project random bugs from the book onto the screen. Just open PowerPoint in presentation mode and click the button to show randomized slides of the bugs.

This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.

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