Insect or Not?
1st grade insect or not worksheet: sort ten animals into insects and non-insects, then compare a spider with an ant. Answer key included.
1st Grade Insects Worksheets
1st grade insect worksheets: the three body parts and six legs, insect or not sorts, a ladybug diagram, a reading on honeybees and a counting page.
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Count the Insect Legs
1st grade counting and word problems with insects: count the legs on 1 to 4 beetles, then solve three insect problems. Answer key included.
Honeybees Reading Passage
1st grade honeybee reading passage with six questions on body parts, nectar and pollen, the hive and the queen, plus a drawing box. Answer key included.
Insect Body Parts Match
1st grade insect body parts match: draw lines from antennae, eyes, legs, wings and mouth to their jobs, then fill four sentences. Answer key included.
Insects Check
1st grade insects check: circle the insects, label a bee's head, thorax and abdomen, and answer three questions about legs and body parts.
Curriculum objectives covered
“Tell insects from other animals by counting legs and body parts.”
“Know that an insect has six legs and three body parts.”
“Use numbers as evidence to explain why an animal is not an insect.”
1.OA.A.1
“Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.”
“Find a total by counting equal groups of six.”
RI.1.1
“Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.”
“Know that a honeybee is an insect with three body parts, six legs and four wings.”
“Match insect body parts to what they do.”
“Recall that an insect has six legs and three body parts.”
“Name the thorax as the part the legs join, and the antennae as the part insects feel with.”
“Pick out insects from other small animals.”
“Label the head, thorax and abdomen of an insect.”
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