Storyboards are great for research purposes. Students can explore crickets and compile research about the insects. They can find information using textual evidence, the internet, or in other books. Then they can add the research they compiled into the cells and use our site, Photos For Class, to find safe, real images of crickets to help spruce up their storyboard.
Here is an example:
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Student Instructions
Encourage student engagement by inviting everyone to share a favorite cricket fact they found during research. Model active listening and ask open-ended questions to deepen understanding. This builds confidence and fosters collaborative learning.
Place students in pairs or trios and have them take turns presenting their cricket facts. Small groups help shy students participate and allow for more voices to be heard.
Create a class chart or digital board to record cricket facts as students share them. This visual reference keeps everyone focused and encourages students to listen to each other.
Ask students why a particular cricket fact might be important or interesting. Questions like “How does a cricket’s antenna help it survive?” promote deeper analysis and connection to the text.
Conclude the discussion by highlighting the variety of facts shared. Recognize students for their research and creativity, reinforcing a positive classroom environment.
Crickets can be black, red, brown, or green. They have one pair of long antennas called feelers, which help them sense movement and find food. Even though crickets have wings, they do not fly, but move with quick, jerky jumps.
Students can gather cricket facts from books, online sources, or classroom materials, then organize their findings into a storyboard using text and images. Tools like Photos For Class provide safe images to enhance their presentations.
A spider map lets students place the topic “Cricket Facts” in the center and branch out with details, using description boxes for each fact and illustrations to visualize information, making research more engaging.
The best way is to write a cricket fact in each description box of the storyboard, illustrate each fact with age-appropriate art or real images, and organize the information clearly for easy understanding.
Teachers can use Photos For Class, a website offering safe, copyright-friendly images, to help students find real photos of crickets for their research or storyboards.