Insect Life Cycle Unit and Interactive Notebook

Suitable for elementary grades, this resource contains reading passages with real life pictures of all life cycle stages and opportunities to keep students engaged with a turn and talk at the end of each, KWL, an interactive notebook for vocabulary and the stages, reading comprehension, labeling parts of an insect, compare and contrast insects vs. spiders, using a timeline, sequencing, coloring page, and assessment.

This resource was updated in September 2016 to include a level 1 and level 2 vocabulary for differentiation across grade levels and in the classroom. Also added was an insect sort, and three addition interactive notebook pages with directions. Redownload if you own!

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Pages of download:
1- Cover
2- For the teacher
3-4 - Copyright and about the author
5- Insect KWL
6 - Unit Vocabulary Level 1
7 - Unit Vocabulary Level 2
8 - Interactive Notebook Unit Vocabulary Foldables instructions
9-10 - Interactive Notebook Unit vocabulary Foldables - Level 1 and 2
11-12 - Completed Vocabulary foldable example
13 - What are Insects? Reading Passage with turn and talk
14-15 - Insect Example Interactive Notebook Directions and example
16 - Insect examples INB Foldable flap book
17 - Insect Information Reading Passage with turn and talk
18 - Parts of an Insect diagram
19 - Label parts of an insect
20 - Label parts of an insect answer key
21-22 - Main parts of an insect interactive notebook flap book directions and example
23 - Main parts of an insect interactive notebook foldable flap book
24 - Ladybugs Reading Passage with turn and talk
25 - Insect Life Cycle Diagram Example: Ladybugs
26 - Eggs Reading Passage with turn and talk
27 - Larva Reading Passage with turn and talk
28 - Pupa Reading Passage with turn and talk
29 - Adult Ladybug Reading Passage with turn and talk
30 - Insect life cycle reading comprehension fill in the blank
31 - Reading Comprehension answer key
32 - Interactive Notebook Insect Life Cycle Foldables Instructions
33 - Interactive Notebook Life Cycle Foldables
34 - 35 - Completed Interactive Notebook Life Cycle Example
36 - Ladybug Life Cycle Timeline
37 - Ladybug Life Cycle Timeline Answer Key
38 - Insects vs. Spiders Reading Passage with turn and talk
39 - Venn Diagram
40-42 - Venn Diagram INB instructions, example, and foldable
43 - Ladybug Life Cycle Sequence activity
44 - Sequence activity answer key
45 - Insect coloring page
46 - Cut, color, and past the insects into the habitat
47-48 - Insect sort and answer key
49 - Insect Observation Log
50-53 - Insect Life Cycle Assessment
54-57 - Insect Life Cycle Assessment Answer Key
58 - Credits