Guided Reading group work using Internet sites about the

PRAYING MANTIS

Hook student attention with these quick loading mantis photos.

Show students: mantis means one animal and mantids means more than one. Know that this site is mostly a teacher read aloud site, and that’s okay for an introduction to these animals.

http://www.sphoto.com/current/mantids.html

A close up picture of mantis head.

http://www.virtualinsectary.com/insects/insect_19.htm

A close up picture of mantis head and forearms.

http://www.virtualinsectary.com/insects/insect_18.htm

The readability of this page is suited to buddy reading and small group. Students can tap on the tricky words for assistance and read many on their own.

The option exists to print out a diagram of mantis body parts.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/mantids/Prayingmantidprintout.shtml

DESERT MANTIS Many students will find the readability here to be a good match. Comparing these brown mantids to green ones and their need for camouflage needs to be discussed at this point.

http://www.desertusa.com/mag00/dec/papr/mantis.html

OHIO STATE U FACT SHEET

The Life Cycle and Habits section is fairly easy to read and explains about the egg case and gives seasonal information. The Pest Control section explains what they hunt at night and why they are fierce hunters.

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2154.html

MANTIDS CARESHEET has good information about raising mantids.

http://www.ex.ac.uk/bugclub/mantids.html

Classroom project with mantids has many links with good information.

http://www.earthsbirthday.org/handson/mantis.html

coloring page of a mantis

http://www.ames.com/kids/coloringbook/mantis.html

coloring page of a lady bug

http://www.ames.com/kids/coloringbook/ladybug.html

THIS SITE HAS OVER 50 PHOTOS OF

DIFFERENT KINDS OF MANTIDS

http://www13.brinkster.com/mantispage/1/pics.html