I Love Dragonflies
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What's Inside
Dragonflies are miraculous insects as you will see. Science is the magic in the universe just waiting to be discovered.
I Love Dragonflies gives children a simple science topic to read and talk about. It builds knowledge about dragonflies, insects, facts, and life cycles, which are useful ideas in the early grades.
Use this book with children who are learning science words and listening for key details. It also fits well for readers who are ready to talk about how living things grow and change.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn I Love Dragonflies into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Science vocabulary
- Dragonfly facts
- Insect identification
- Life cycle concepts
- Listening for key details
- Building background knowledge
Discussion Questions
- 1 What do you think the title I Love Dragonflies tells us this book will teach about?
- 2 The page says dragonflies are insects. What do you already know about insects?
- 3 The copy mentions dragonfly facts. What kinds of facts would you expect to learn from a science book about dragonflies?
- 4 What do you think a dragonfly life cycle means?
- 5 The page says science is the magic in the universe waiting to be discovered. What science questions about dragonflies would you want to ask?
- 6 After reading, what is one new thing you learned about dragonflies that you could tell someone else?
Words to Learn
- dragonfly
- A dragonfly is a flying insect with a long body and big wings.
- insect
- An insect is a small animal with six legs.
- science
- Science is learning about the world by asking questions and finding answers.
- facts
- Facts are true things we can learn and remember.
- life cycle
- A life cycle is the steps a living thing goes through as it grows.
- discover
- To discover means to learn something new for the first time.
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