oviparous (egg laying) species time: 50 minutes - 3 sessions including transitions (2 teacher directed, 1 student directed) overview: continuation of study on oviparous species purpose: to introduce an additional oviparous category - insects - in order to expand scientific knowledge objectives: to define insects to teach key facts to inform that they are the most abundant oviparous species to differentiate between numbers of eggs laid by insects and numbers laid by other oviparous species learned thus far (many enemies) to point out that behavior (including egg laying) is structured to fit widely different conditions of life to discuss life as social group member, individual, or as adapted to man teach process of metamorphosis to define &quot;nests&quot; as homes (wasps, honeybees, tent caterpillars) to differentiate between egg types/shapes (harlequin bug, monarch butterfly, lacewing) to extend scientific knowledge to foster reading/writing skills to develop artistic skills to stimulate kinesthetic/spatial abilities and hand-eye coordination to stimulate topic interest for further learning resources/materials: books: Life of the Butterfly by Heiderose and Andreas Fischer-Nagel The Monarch Butterfly by The Boxwood Press chalkboard/chart paper for vocabulary brainstorming pre-designed &quot;egg&quot; paper crayons/colored pencils for illustrations 25 sheets of 9x12 green construction paper multicolored scraps of construction paper at least 3x5 25 cotton balls 25 pipe cleaners in 2 colors, cut in half 7 oz. Box of uncooked rice elmers glue availability of additional literary resources/posters of insect species to expand knowledge and offer alternative choices for writing/drawing activity activities/procedures: approximately 10 minutes: teacher modeled reading of two selected books on different types of insects approximately 10 minutes: following reading, children are encouraged to respond to prompts from teacher on key facts just heard regarding insects, their eggs, &quot;nests&quot;, habitats, life cycle of metamorphosis, and the laying of numerous eggs approximately 5 minutes: key information is again entered on chart paper, modeling spelling, vocabulary, sentence structure, punctuation, and scientific information specific to insects and their eggs approximately 15 minutes: students generate at least one new page to their oviparous book, illustrating an insect approximately 15 minutes: children are guided through activity demonstrating the metamorphosis of a butterfly (from eggs to caterpillar, to chrysalis, to butterfly): large green construction paper is shaped into leaf design and folded into quarters;
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by insects and numbers
L:on chart paper, modeling spelling, vocabulary, sentence structure, punctuation, and scientific information specific to insects and their eggs T:again
to respond to prompts from teacher on key facts
reading of two selected books on different types of insects
the metamorphosis of a butterfly (from eggs to caterpillar
key facts to inform that they are the most abundant oviparous species
in half T:7 oz
regarding insects, their eggs, &quot;nests&quot;, habitats, life cycle of metamorphosis, and the laying of numerous eggs approximately 5 minutes
scraps of construction paper
knowledge
other oviparous species
into quarters
that they are the most abundant oviparous species
the most abundant oviparous species to differentiate between numbers of eggs
alternative choices T:for writing/drawing activity activities/procedures: approximately 10 minutes: teacher modeled reading of two selected books on different types of insects approximately 10 minutes: following reading
into leaf design
at least one new page to their oviparous book, illustrating an insect approximately 15 minutes:
an insect T:approximately 15 minutes
by other oviparous species
to prompts from teacher on key facts