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Invertebrates
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Quizzes
Invertebrates Review Quiz - vocabulary, true/false, and multiple choice (Grades 3-6)
Customize Printables (Grades 3-6)

Spider Puzzles

Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
     The Stick Bug (Very Quick Reader; Grades 1-2 Readability)
     A House on His Back (Very Quick Reader; Grades 1-3 Readability)
     Cockroaches (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Creative Caterpillars (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     It's Not Silly...It's Bee-utiful! (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)

Short Readers
     A Slimy Visitor (Short Reader; Grades 1-3 Readability)
     Butterfly Life Cycle (Short Reader; Grades 1-3 Readability)
     Deep Sea Diners: The Eating Habits of an Octopus (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Starfish (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Ants (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Snails and Slugs (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     A Honey of a Bee! (Short Reader; Grades 2-5 Readability)
     The Mysterious Colossal Squid (Short Reader; Grades 3-4 Readability)
     Stag Beetles (Short Reader; Grade 3-5 Readability)
     That Is One Very Hungry Caterpillar! (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Sand Crabs (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Camel Spiders (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     What on Earth Is an Earthworm? (Short Reader; Grades 3-6 Readability)
     Luna Moths (Short Reader; Grades 3-6 Readability)
     Fishing Spiders (Short Reader; Grades 4-5 Readability)
     Animals Without Backbones (Short Reader; Grades 3-6 Readability)
     What Is an Invertebrate Animal? (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     WWW: The Wonderful World of Webs (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Cecropia Moths (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Praying Mantis (Short Reader; Grade 4-6 Readability)
     Krill (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Crickets (Short Reader; Grades 4-7 Readability)
     Fireflies (Short Reader; Grades 5-6 Readability)
     Ladybugs (Short Reader; Grades 5-7 Readability)
     Giant Squid (Short Reader; Grades 5-7 Readability)
     Dragonflies (Short Reader; Grades 6-8 Readability)

Spanish
     Estrella de mar (grades 2-4)

Reading Comprehensions
     Invertebrates (Grades 2-3)
     Invertebrates (Grades 4-8)
     Basics of Insects (Grades 5-7)
     Metamorphosis of Insects (Grades 6-8)
     How Do Spiders Spin Their Webs? (Grades 6-8)

Invertebrate Animals
     Arthropods (Grades 6-8)
     Banana Spiders (Grades 5-7)
     Bees (Grades 4-8)
     Bees and Humans (Grades 4-7)
     Bristle Worms (Grades 3-6)
     Is It a Butterfly or a Moth? (Grades 3-6)
     Butterflies and Moths (Grades 3-6)
     Centipede or Millipede? (Grades 4-6)
     Centipedes and Millipedes (Grades 4-10)
     Chitons (Grades 4-8)
     Cicadas (Grades 4-6)
     Cicadas (Grades 4-7)
     Click Beetles (Grades 4-6)
     Corals (Grades 4-8)
     Crabs (Grades 3-6)
     Crickets (Grades 3-5)
     Crustaceans (Grades 3-5)
     Crustaceans
     Dragonflies (Grades 3-6)
     Dust Mites (Grades 6-8)
     Earthworms (Grades 3-6)
     Echinoderms (Grades 6-8)
     Fireflies (Grades 5-6)
     Giant Squids (Grades 4-6)
     Honeybees (Grades 2-4)
     Horseshoe Crabs (Grades 3-6)
     Jellyfish (Grades 4-7)
     Jellies (Grades 4-7)
     Ladybugs (Grades 4-8)
     Mantids (Grades 4-8)
     Mollusks (Grades 6-8)
     Monarch Butterflies (Grades 4-9)
     Mosquitoes (Grades 4-7)
     Nautiluses (Grades 6-8)
     Octopuses (Grades 3-6)
     Rhinoceros Beetles (Grades 4-7)
     Sea Fireflies (Grades 5-6)
     Sea Urchins (Grades 4-7)
     Snails (Grades 4-6)
     Spider or Insect? (Grades 2-4)
     Spiders (Grades 3-5)
     Spiders (Grades 6-8)
     Sponges (Grades 6-8)
     Tarantulas (Grades 4-8)
     Worms (Grades 6-8)
     Yellowjackets (Grades 4-7)

Spanish
     Información Elemental de los Insectos (grades 5-7)
     La Metamorfosis de los Insectos (grades 6-8)
     Las Abejas (grades 4-8)
     Las abejas y los seres humanos (grades 4-7)
     ¿Es una Mariposa o una Polilla?
     Mariposas y Polillas: Ciclo de Vida
     Los ciempiés y los milpiés
     Las Cigarras (grades 4-7)
     Las Libélulas (grades 3-6)
     Las Lombrices de Tierra
     Las Catarinas (grades 4-8)
     La Mantis Religiosa (grades 4-8)
     Las Mariposas Monarcas (grades 4-9)
     Los Mosquitos
     Los Escarabajos Rinoceronte
     Las Avispas Amarillas (grades 4-7)

Plays: Reader's Theater Scripts
How Mr. Snail Lost His Eyes (Grades 2-4)

Read and Color

The World's Biggest Spider: The Goliath Bird-Eating Tarantula

Sea Chameleons: Octopuses

The Sand Dollar

Squirmy Earthworms

Bad Billy

Ugh, it's a Land Slug

Book Units
The House for Hermit Crab (Grades 2-3)
The Cricket in Times Square (Grades 4-6)

Activity Pages

Invertebrate Activity Pages

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