🪲Insect Books For Year 1? Year 2?

We’ve got you covered if you’re on the hunt for printable guided reading books for your classroom! 

Do you love teaching about insects? This printable bug book is a perfect opportunity for you to engage your reluctant readers with some creepy and crawly informational text. This book will provide reading, writing, and vocabulary development as you learn about insects and their body features.

Students will practise reading and learning sight words, phonograms, and sentences with context clues in this insect book. Students will also learn about insects and their characteristics while gaining experience with informational text structures. The text is simple enough for late first-year and early second-year readers to read confidently.

🐞Plan for Insect Activities Ahead of Time

In addition to independent student work time, use this Insect Writing activity as a resource for

• Writing groups
• Concept or Topic Introduction
• Guided Reading material
• At-Home Reading Practice

🐛Download & Print — No-Prep Printables for Year 2

Use the dropdown menu on the Download button to download the PDF or Editable Google Slides version of this resource. Pages are designed to print single-sided. 

Print your mini books as packets. Leaving them as is, cut them up the centre to make two separate booklets. Staple along the edge, and you’re ready to read!

This resource was created by Anna Helwig, a Teach Starter Collaborator.

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