Language Arts Activities

Reading & Writing

Reading

Writing

• Have groups of students make an illustrated Big Book about the Manduca's life cycle, or a story about a caterpillar or moth. In smaller classes,each child can contribute an individual page to a class Big Book.

• Have students create posters or bulletin boards illustrating poems or stories that they write.
• Write an adventure story from the insect 's point of view. Relate the story to some part of the Manduca sexta life cycle.
• Imagine that you're a scientist who has just discovered the first Manduca. Write about your feelings and observations. By the way, new animal species are still being discovered. If possible, relate this assignment to current events.
• Write a letter to a local researcher, asking how Manduca is used in research and/or inviting the researcher to speak to the class.
• Read stories about insects. Students can illustrate the stories, or write and illustrate their own stories.
• Make lettered Manduca segments that spell out related vocabulary when placed in proper order: pupa, moth, egg,etc.

 

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