Main Idea Flocabulary

Insects are called "bugs" because they bother people. Some bugs are very helpful to farmers and other people. Some farmers buy ladybugs for their farms. Ladybugs eat other insects that eat crops. Farmers want the crops to grow. Some spiders also eat bugs that eat plants. Another bug that helps people is the honeybee. They don't eat plant-eating bugs, but bees pollinate flowers so that they grow. They also make honey, a natural sugar that many people love to eat.

I've known Lauren my whole life, but before third grade, I never talked to her. Lauren got on the bus at the stop after mine. I sometimes caught her eye as she passed by my seat. She sat in the back with her friends. She sometimes nodded. She never said hello. This is, until the day she got crutches. Getting to the back of the bus was a problem with crutches, so Lauren sat with me. We started talking, and we have been friends ever since.

July 20, 1969 was an exciting day. This was the day the first astronauts stepped onto the moon. As the Apollo rocket circled the moon, a craft called the Eagle landed. The world watched on TV as the doors opened. Astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped down the ladder onto the dusty surface of the moon. "That's one small step for man: one giant leap for mankind," he said. With these famous words, the first man took the first steps on the surface of the moon.

You might not know what a mascot is, but you've probably seen one. Some mascots are for products. Tony the Tiger is an example. He sells cereal. Schools also have mascots. Baseball teams, hockey teams and other sport teams have mascots. A mascot helps get the crowd involved. They entertain the crowd when the players are not playing. Mascots are fun!