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.
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Articles Answers to Kids'Questions About SpidersGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Scientists answer kids'questions about spiders. |
Articles Bugs Caught in the WebGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 This content resource helps teachers and students locate information on bugs and insects through various sites. Many related links, facts about... |
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Articles Beastly Bee-havior?Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 How can you tell the difference between a regular honeybee hive and a killer bee hive? |
Outdoor Activities/Science: Insect NetsGrades: PreK–K Children will develop math skills including measurement, estimation, and prediction in this ready-to-use teaching idea for mixed ages. Activity:... |
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Lesson Plans Insect or Spider: How Do You Tell?Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Learn the key differences between insects and spiders. |
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Extension Activities The Itsy Bitsy Spider Extension ActivitiesGrades: PreK–K Extension activity for The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Rosemary Wells. |
 Book Resources, Lesson Plans Building a Butterfly GardenGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Observe butterfly life cycles with this lesson plan in which students prepare the soil, plant, and maintain a butterfly habitat. |
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Activities and Games, Book Resources, Lesson Plans Grouchy Ladybug Lesson PlanGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Teaching kindergarten, I kick off the school year with an Eric Carle author study. The Grouchy Ladybug is a great book to use when talking about... |
Book Resources, Extension Activities The Grouchy Ladybug Extension ActivitiesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Extension activity for The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle. |
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Articles, Writing Prompts The Grouchy Ladybug Writing PromptGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Writing Prompt for The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle. |
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Articles April 2000 Interview with Ms. FrizzleGrades: 3–5 Ms. Frizzle was interviewed by Scholastic students in April 2000.What makes a bug a bug, an insect an insect, and a spider a spider? |
Activities and Games Butterfly and the Bog BeastGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 To protect themselves, butterflies can blend in with their surroundings or pretend to be something they're not. Your kids make a butterfly with... |
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Book Resources, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Explores the World of Bugs Lesson PlanGrades: 3–5 Ms. Frizzle turns her students into bees, spiders, butterflies, grasshoppers, and more to show them how these insects live. Young readers will... |
Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus in a BeehiveGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 How do the Magic School Bus kids communicate where nectar flowers are? By dancing like bees! Challenge your kids to dance the Honey-Bee-Bop to... |
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Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Gets Ants in Its PantsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 What's the best way to get to know ants better? The Magic School Bus kids watch ants and figure out what they're doing. Your kids can observe... |
Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Spins a WebGrades: 3–5 In this Magic School Bus activity, Ms. Frizzle's class takes a field trip. The class goes inside a 1950s science fiction film starring giant... |
