Insects - The Praying Mantis
School: Odyssey School of Denver
City/State: Denver, CO
Grade(s): K
Format(s): Book
Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science and Technology, Visual Arts
Project Overview
Kindergarten students at the Odyssey School of Denver worked on creating informational science books featuring different insects. Each student created a book based on one insect including information on the insect's body parts, habitat, camouflage, community, metamorphosis, and other "cool facts." Each child coded the information in their book and included a labeled scientific drawing of their insect. Information presented on cards for the reader to pick up from the book also created a unique interactive aspect to these beautiful books.
How This Project Can Be Useful
- Shows an example of an interdisciplinary writing/art/science project
- Builds on the individual interest of each child
- Beautiful model of high-quality scientific drawing by young children
- Interesting student coding/annotation on final product
Relevant Resources
Common Core State Standards
| Standard | Long Term Learning Target |
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| W.K.2 |
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| W.K.5 |
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| W.K.7 |
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