Teaching Themes
Insects and Bugs: Everything You Need
Lesson plans, activities, and other resources to teach students about bugs and insects of all shapes and sizes.
Online Learning Activities
Monster Bugs: A Going Bug-gy! Activity
Grades: 1–2, 3–5
Combine bug parts to create bugs found in nature or brand new creatures.
Computer Lab Activities
Build Your Own Caterpillar: An Endangered Ecosystems Activity
Grades: 3–5, 6–8
Students can create their own caterpillars, and with helpful hints, learn to build them so they would survive in their environment.
Insects / Bugs Books
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
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Online Learning Activities Classify Insects: A Science Explorations ActivityGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Introduce students to observation, classification, and inference skills while also teaching them how to find and predict patterns. |
Teaching Guides Going Bug-gy! Teacher's GuideGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Presents an overview of the study of insects and bugs, covering basic science skills, such as classification, observation, and responses to habitat. |
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Computer Lab Activities, Interactive Whiteboard Activities, Online Learning Activities Going Bug-gy! Facts and Fun About Insects and BugsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 A collection of fun online activities and resources to introduce your students to the world of insects and bugs. |
Book Resources, Lesson Plans Extraordinary Life: The Story of a Monarch Butterfly Lesson PlanGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 An Extraordinary Life: The Story of a Monarch Butterfly is filled with useful information that enriches a study of butterflies. In this lesson,... |
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Writing Activities, Unit Plans Watch Your Step!Grades: PreK–K Presents a unit on the lifecycles and fascinating characteristics of insects. Kids learn by creating their own butterfly figures and engaging in... |
Lesson Plans Inventing InsectsGrades: PreK–K In this crafty lesson plan, students make their own insects to learn about the physical characteristics and anatomy of insects. |
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Book Resources, Lesson Plans Cycles of LifeGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Spring is the season of new beginnings, so what better time to teach about life cycles? |
Articles Why Caterpillars?Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Caterpillars are very important to the forest, but very little is known about their life cycles. |
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Book Resources, Teaching Guides The Very Hungry Caterpillar Teaching PlanGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Teaching plan for The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, including how to use the book to review several basic concepts, including... |
Articles Caterpillar DefensesGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Learn how caterpillars protect and defend themselves in nature. |
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Computer Lab Activities, Interactive Whiteboard Activities, Online Learning Activities, Lesson Plans, Extension Activities Rainforest CaterpillarsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Students study the caterpillars of Costa Rica before creating crafty caterpillars of their own! |
Activities and Games Collecting Caterpillars or Other InsectsGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Explore the environment through specific organisms. Caterpillars and other insects are interesting, plentiful, and quite varied. With some care,... |
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Extension Activities I'm a Caterpillar Extension ActivityGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Students will create a word butterfly with this extension activity for I'm a Caterpillar by Jean Marzollo. |
Book Resources, Lesson Plans Activity Plan 5-6: Bug TalesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Children will create their own insects using art materials. |
Activity Plan 5-6: Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!Grades: PreK–K Young scientists investigate bug body parts in this ready-to-use teaching idea for five- and six-year olds. Activity: Science. |
Activity Plan Mixed Ages: To Be . . . A Bee!Grades: PreK–K Hands-on activities that explore the lives, behavoirs, and characteristics of worker, queen, and drone bees. |
Activity Plan Mixed Ages: What Do Ants Eat?Grades: PreK–K Here's a big way to study small insects in this ready-to-use teaching idea for mixed ages. Activity: Science. |
Summer Nature Activity: All About AntsGrades: PreK–K Engage your child in a study about ants to develop science skills. She will learn to make predictions, gather information, and form conclusions,... |
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Articles Answers to Kids' Questions About Mealworms and BeetlesGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Scientists answer kids'questions about insects. |
Articles Answers to Kids' Questions About Praying MantisesGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Scientists answer kids'questions about Praying Mantises |
















