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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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Lesson Plans, Book Resources 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... |
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. |
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. |
 Lesson Plans, Book Resources Cycles of LifeGrades: PreK–K Spring is the season of new beginnings, so what better time to teach about life cycles? |
 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. |
 Lesson Plans, Extension Activities, Computer Lab Activities, Interactive Whiteboard Activities, Online Learning Activities Rainforest CaterpillarsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Students study the caterpillars of Costa Rica before creating crafty caterpillars of their own! |
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 Lesson Plans, Book Resources 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,... |
Activities and Games, Lesson Plans, Book Resources 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... |
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,... |
 Lesson Plans, Book Resources 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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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? |
Articles Answers to Kids' Questions About Mealworms and BeetlesGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Scientists answer kids'questions about insects. |
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Articles General Facts About Insects and BugsGrades: 3–5, 6–8 When is an insect not a bug? Do all insects bite? Which one is most poisonous? Experts answer 20 common questions. |
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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Articles Answers to Kids' Questions About Praying MantisesGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Scientists answer kids'questions about Praying Mantises |
Articles Answers to Kids'Questions About SpidersGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Scientists answer kids'questions about spiders. |
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:... |
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. |
