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
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.
Ideas to get you started
- Before you read the book, hand out a sheet with the names of the animals and plants scattered on it in no particular order, as in the sample page.
- Show the children how to connect an animal to its food using an arrow. Remember that the arrow points from the food to the animal: grass –––> grasshopper
- Working in pairs, children join one or two items in this way.
- Share the book, pointing out how the arrows work to give us information. For example, ask (on page 8) "What things do spiders eat?" (grasshoppers, caterpillars).
- After the book is finished, ask children to complete as many different connections as they can. This activity uses a web as a comprehension strategy. For more information on this strategy, click here.
Contents of What Do They Eat?
- Grasshoppers
- Caterpillars
- Mice
- Spiders
- Lizards
- Snakes
- Cats
- Eagles
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