Go outside with a grown-up and look at a few leaves in a garden, flower bed, or weedy patch. Do not pull leaves off plants. Look for tiny bite marks, curled edges, holes, or insects resting nearby.
Draw one leaf that looks untouched and one leaf that looks like something may have eaten it. Then imagine what kind of animal might have made the marks: a caterpillar, beetle, grasshopper, snail, or something else.
Think About It: What clues can leaves give you about the insects living nearby?
Grandma’s reminder:
“Loni is not trying to be rude. She is a grasshopper. Her whole plan is plants.”
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Loni’s Leaf Check
Go outside with a grown-up and look at a few leaves in a garden, flower bed, or weedy patch. Do not pull leaves off plants. Look for tiny bite marks, curled edges, holes, or insects resting nearby.
Draw one leaf that looks untouched and one leaf that looks like something may have eaten it. Then imagine what kind of animal might have made the marks: a caterpillar, beetle, grasshopper, snail, or something else.
Think About It: What clues can leaves give you about the insects living nearby?
Grandma’s reminder:
“Loni is not trying to be rude. She is a grasshopper. Her whole plan is plants.”
☐ Go outside with a grown-up and look at a few leaves in a garden, flower bed, or weedy patch. Do not pull leaves off plants. Look for tiny bite marks, curled edges, holes, or insects resting nearby.
☐ Draw one leaf that looks untouched and one leaf that looks like something may have eaten it. Then imagine what kind of animal might have made the marks: a caterpillar, beetle, grasshopper, snail, or something else.
☐ Think About It: What clues can leaves give you about the insects living nearby?
☐ Grandma’s reminder:
☐ “Loni is not trying to be rude. She is a grasshopper. Her whole plan is plants.”
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