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15) What did the poem teach you? [ ]

a) to eat a lot of ice cream b) to never try new things

c) to never eat ice cream d) to try new things more than once

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Science Fun

Read on to know how grasshoppers and crickets are different
from each other.

• Crickets have longer antennae than grasshoppers.

• Most crickets come out at dusk, whereas grasshoppers prefer grasshopper
to be out and about during the day.

• Crickets sense sound with ‘ears’ that are on their front legs.
For grasshoppers, these are at the base of their abdomens.

• Crickets ‘sing’ by rubbing their wings together, while
grasshoppers ‘sing’ by rubbing their long hind legs against cricket
their wings.

Social Studies Fun

The ancestors of the modern-day grasshoppers evolved well over
200 million years ago. This was when the first reptiles appeared on
Earth. This means that they existed long before dinosaurs! Most
ancient grasshoppers are preserved as fossils.
a fossil of a
grasshopper

A Note to Parent

This poem speaks about the beauty of nature regardless of whether it is summer or
winter. Take nature walks with your child and discuss the beauty of all the natural things
around us. Also, make your child aware of the need to conserve natural beauty.

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