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Marvellous minibeasts
Marvellous minibeasts
5.
Hee hee! Let your wish come true!
I like this garden, but there are so many bugs!
I don't like bugs. I wish they would just disappear.
But why are we so small?
What jobs?
Because you need to do the bugs' jobs!
Oh no! What just happened?
We are small, like bugs!
Your wish came true. Now there are no bugs!
They carry seeds.
They spin webs.
They fly from flower to flower.
They dig tunnels.
Bugs do lots of jobs! Can you guess which bug does each job?
ants
bees
spiders
worms
How do ants and worms help in the garden?
Ants carry seeds underground. These seeds then grow into new plants.
Worms dig tunnels so that water can get to the seeds.
How do bees and spiders help in the garden?
Bees fly from flower to flower. They help the flowers make new seeds.
Spiders spin webs and catch flies to stop them eating all the plants.
Complete the task to carry the seeds underground like ants.
You did it!
Well done!
Match the pairs to dig tunnels like worms.
quiet
slow
quick
quickly
quietly
slowly
How are you feeling?
I'm feeling sad.
I'm feeling bored.
I'm feeling OK.
I'm feeling happy.
I'm feeling GREAT!
We need more flowers for our garden!
Look, flower seeds!
Answer the questions to fly from flower to flower like bees.
How do bees fly?
quickly
slowly
How do worms dig tunnels?
quickly
slowly
How do spiders spin their webs?
quickly
quietly
How do ants carry seeds?
quietly
slowly
How do... ?
spin their webs
quietly
fly
quickly
carry seeds
quietly
help flowers
make seeds
dig tunnels
slowly
Make sentences to spin a web like a spider.
Wow! Bugs do a lot of important jobs!
They do! Please bring them back and make us big again!
Ok, but first let's do the task!
action
adverb
Spin the wheels
Yay! Thank you, Mister Gnome!
And thank you, bugs!
You did a good job today, but be careful with your wishes next time!
Pick your favourite bug!
Did you like the lesson?
Goodbye!
Goodbye!
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Pick your favourite bug!
I like bugs now! I think they are amazing!
Bugs Debate
I like them too. Which bugs are your favourites?
How do... ?
What is your favourite bug, and why do you like it?
What do you think happens to bugs in the winter when it's cold outside?
If you could be any bug for a day, which one would you choose, and what would you do?
Goodbye!
Goodbye!
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Main vocabulary: bug, ant, bee, spider, worm
Secondary vocabulary: seeds, tunnel, web, flower, dig, spin, carry, fly
Grammar: adverbs: quickly, slowly, quietly
Functional language: questions about
manner - 'How do... ?'
Lesson content
5.5 E My little life - Marvellous minibeasts
By Anna Kostraba
