What Do They Eat? (Grades K–2)

InfoActive series

by David Drew illustrated by Marilyn Pride

A simple introduction to food webs, using arrows to connect predator to prey.

 

Grade level K–2

Visual literacy

Web diagram : to show relationships between animals and plants

Arrows: to make connections

Color coding: to identify the two groups plant-eaters and meat-eaters

Subject areas

English/Language Arts

  • Directionality of print
  • Capital letters
  • Question mark, period

Science/Technology

  • Food webs
  • Meat-eaters (carnivores) and plant-eaters (herbivores)
  • Camouflage

Mathematics

  • Counting and matching

Social Studies/Geography

  • Food and protection
  • Interdependence in nature

Learning strategies

Problem solving

Prediction and confirmation


A sample from the book

In a food web the arrows show food traveling through the environment. The red arrows show meat eating, and the green arrows represent plant eating.

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Contents of What Do They Eat?

  1. Grasshoppers
  2. Caterpillars
  3. Mice
  4. Spiders
  5. Lizards
  6. Snakes
  7. Cats
  8. Eagles

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InfoActive is a visual literacy series for K–3

by David Drew

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