TASK 5a ON BEETLES...

ENHANCE:

Name: Whirligig Beetle
Class: Water Beetle
Description: This beetle gets its name because it can be found in groups in sheltered places spinning around on the surface of the water. It’s 19mm long, oval shaped and shiny black or brown in colour

Approaches to present or enhance the above text would be:

- the word SPINNING could be enhanced by the drawing of  a little beetle spinning around it, as well as words: ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER being placed on the surface of the water

- there could be a blank spot on the page for a child to draw the beetle (perhaps, ignoring the fact that the beetle is only 19mm long)

- stickers could be part of the page, especially when it talks about the colours - children love shiny things...and stickers

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Name: Great Diving Beetle
Class: Water Beetle
Description: This large and impressive water beetle is 60mm long. Look for it in ponds or lakes where it is a fierce predator, even attacking frogs and fish! It lives in the water but is a strong flier, so flies away when it needs to find a new home


Approaches to present or enhance the above text would be:

- pictures of a lake, a pond as well as frogs and fish could be included to reinforce that fierce predator


- perhaps this beetle could be transformed into a fierce pirate! chasing frogs and fish :)

- certain words could be replaced with pictures like home, frogs, fish, pond and lakes to add more colourful approach


- perhaps the beetle could be depicted as diving into the water being dresses into a swimming costume