According to Heiderose and Andreas Fischer-Nagle in their book, The housefly, 'Flies made of gold were presented to soldiers who had been courageous in battle' (p.6).

In ancient Egypt, around 2400 BC, the fly was a symbol of bravery. Once you have read through some of the Insects - Flies website, create a chart that contains information about the positive aspects of flies and the negative aspects of flies. What problems in history did maggots cause?

When you have perfected your script, perform it for your classmates or another class.Ĭompare what Grandfather Spider ways about the food chain to The spider and the fly by Mary Howitt and Tony DiTerlizzi.ĭraw the life cycle of a fly. Characters could be the Narrator, Fly, Mother Fly, Worm, Spider, Grandfather Spider, and the Babysitter. Turn this book into a Reader’s Theatre script and practice it with your friends. Write a summary paragraph on the back cover that will entice others to read your book. Make your cover and title page on pages one and two. Write a paragraph about each of these five cats. In an Eight-page book, write one on each page, beginning with the third page. In Fly’s diary, we not only learn about what Fly does each day, but also some interesting facts about flies in general.Ĭhoose four of the 14 facts about flies that can be found in this book. Fly has gone from an egg to a maggot to a young fly, and wants to be a super hero. This is the third in a series of diaries by Doreen Cronin, the other two being Diary of a worm and Diary of a spider.

Diary of a fly