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Student Instructions
👀 Watch the story about Gus the Grasshopper.
Gus the grasshopper loves to play music. His dad taught him to play music by rubbing his leg against his wing. Gus meets a friendly cricket named Crandall. Crandall likes to play music as well but he makes music by rubbing his wings together.
After listening to the story, click the 
button and use the 
, 
, and 
tools to answer all three questions.
1. Who taught Gus to play music?
2. How does Gus the grasshopper make music?
3. How does Crandall the Cricket play music?
Click the 
to turn in your work.
Teacher Notes (not visible to students)
Grasshopper Gus is written by Pam Schiller and illustrated by Carol Newsom. It is published by frogstreet press and is part of the frogstreet 3 curriculum. This activity is a reading comprehension activity. It can also be used as a science lesson about grasshoppers and crickets. You could expand this activity by comparing crickets to grasshoppers.
