The Grouchy Ladybug Writing Prompt

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Curriculum Crossovers:

1. On strips of paper, measure off the size of some of the animals that Grouchy Ladybug encounters. Have the children draw a picture of the animal on the appropriate length strip, then find items in the class that are near the size of each animal.
   

   Firefly

   15 mm

   Aphid

   8 mm

   Ladybug

   8 mm

   Yellow jacket

   25 mm

   Stay Beetle

   4 cm

   Praying Mantis

   10 cm

   House Sparrow

   15 cm

   Lobster

   50 cm

   Skunk

   45 cm

2. Write a class story using the different words that describe Grouchy Ladybug meeting the different animals: flew, met, saw, came across, bumped, spotted, happened upon, ran into, and encountered.
3. Encourage the children to move like the animals in the book. Ask the children to describe how they feel when they move like different animals.

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