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Backyard Explorer K to 2 / Week 03 / Thursday
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Week 03 · Bug Hunt

Thursday

Bug jobs
// Six legs, eight legs, look but do not touch
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Bug jobs

A line of ants carries crumbs.

"They are so strong!" says Rocket.

Raven watches a bee land on a flower.

Nova hums, "Every bug has a job."

Busy bugs

Bugs are busy all day.

Bees visit flowers.

They drink sweet nectar from them.

They carry yellow dust from flower to flower.

That helps flowers make seeds.

More bug jobs

Ants carry food back to their nest.

Ants live together in a big group.

Some bugs eat other bugs.

Some bugs eat old leaves.

That helps clean up the ground.

BugJob
beevisits flowers
antcarries food home
ladybugeats tiny bugs
beetleeats old leaves
WHO DOES WHAT?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What do bees do?
What do ants carry?
How do bees help flowers?
Do ants live alone?
SentenceTrue or false?
Bees visit flowers.?
Ants carry food to their nest.?
No bug ever eats leaves.?
Some bugs eat other bugs.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEEvery bug has a job that helps the yard.
Try it
Find a flower outside or by a window.
Watch it for two minutes.
Does a bug visit it?
Tell your grown-up what the bug did.
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up.
Bees sting. Watch from far away.
Do not wave your arms at a bee.
Never touch a bug or an ant nest.
Wash your hands after you come in.
A BEE AT WORK
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
JOB CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What were the ants carrying in the story?
Where did the bee land?
Which bug eats tiny bugs in the table?
SentenceTrue or false?
Bees drink nectar.?
Ants live together in a group.?
Bugs have no jobs.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEBees, ants and beetles all have jobs.
Draw a bee on a flower. Add an ant with a crumb.

Word Spot: much, line, means

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Much: M-U-C-H.

Line: L-I-N-E.

Means: M-E-A-N-S.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
How ___ water is in the cup?
We stand in a ___.
Red ___ stop.

You know the bug jobs!

Tomorrow you will count bugs.

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