Additions

Additions: Think Safe! Be Safe!

Extensions

Hop like a grasshopper.
Buzz and fly like a bee in Physical Education relays.
Include a walk around the school yard to see where pillbugs and grasshoppers live. This gives the students a perspective on the arthropod's homes and what they look like.

Words with Special Meanings
(for understanding only, not to be tested)

Hypothesis (hypotheses, plural): a tentative explanation for a question that can be tested using experimentation.
Magnifying glass: a lens that makes things look bigger.
Observe: to look at and pay special attention to what something does, what it looks like, and how it changes.
Predator: an animal that eats other animals.
Predict: to guess what you believe will happen.
Rule: a guide for conduct.
Safe (safety): free from danger.
Self-protection: to keep self safe from danger.
Danger: something that might hurt you.
Prey: an animal that is eaten by another animal.

Bibliography
Aardema, Verna. Bimwili and the Zimwi. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1985.
Callahan, J. O. Herman & Marguerite, A Worm & A Butterfly. (tape)Yellow Moon Press
Carter, Anne. Molly in Danger. New York: Crown, 1987.
Cole, Joanna and Jerome Wexler. Find the Hidden Insect. Illustrated by Photos by Jerome Wexler. New York: William Morrow and Co., 1979. 39 pp.
Cristini, Ermanno and Puricelli Luigi. In the Pond. Saxonville, MA: Picture Book Studio, 1989.
Dorros, Arthur. Ant Cities. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1987.
Harper, Wilhelmina. The Gunniwolf. (Illustrated by William Wiesner) New York: E.P. Dutton, 1967
Heller, Ruth. How to Hide a Butterfly. New York: Putnam Publishing, 1986.
Little Red Riding Hood.
The Three Little Pigs.
Seuling, Barbara. Stay Safe, Play Safe. New York: A Golden Book, 1985
Young, Ed (translated). Lon Po Po - A Red Riding Hood from China. Illustrated by the author. New York: Philomel Books, 1989. 32 pp

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