Insects are the focus of an activity that looks deep into the anatomy and metamorphosis of everyday bugs. Two worksheets reinforce knowledge obtained through a teacher-guided grand conversation and insect observation.

Beginning with a brief history of our 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt, then followed by a discussion of his interest in nature, young scientists take to the outdoors to locate and observe local plants and insects....

Your entire class works together to create an illustrated insect field guide. The intent is that they venture outside of the classroom, find a critter, and then research it using reference materials, insect books, and the Internet for...

Symmetry, line, shape, art, and math are all connected through a fun hands-on craft. Included are instructions to a classic activity, where learners create butterflies to show symmetry in nature and then discuss symmetry in math. It is...

Scholars become architects in an engaging unit on building structures. The Reading Adventure Pack features Roberto: The Insect Architect by Nina Laden and Construction Zone with photographs by Richard Sobol and text by Cheryl Willis...

What's that buzzing in your ear? An insightful lesson about genetically modified mosquitoes! Partnered pupils explore the creation, release, and monitoring of mosquitoes designed to reduce the mosquito population. After watching a video,...

Make cute ladybugs with egg cartons and pipe cleaners! After you read some facts about ladybugs, use different materials to make some ladybugs for your classroom.

Craft paper, string, and clean egg cartons are used to create super cute bug mobiles. Included are instructions and images to assist you in guiding your class through the process of making these very cool mobiles. The project would be a...

Five weeks of daily activities for the month of May! With a new activity for each day of the month, your youngsters will utilize a variety of skills and practice everything from sight words and spelling to counting by twos or coloring...

Extend learning through summer with these activity ideas! Individuals can choose one or all nine of the activities, which range from a summer reading goal to an examination of local insects (with accompanying story prompt). See the...

Producers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, decomposers. To begin a study of the forest ecosystem, learners examine the connections among the members of ecological communities.

This is a resource for any teacher looking for some ideas to use to complement a unit on bugs. Scroll down for songs, center ideas, crafts, science discovery, math ideas, dramatic play ideas and much more!

Fun family projects relating to insects.

Here are some fun family projects to do at home involving bugs.

Milkweed bugs, as their name suggests, have a close relationship with the milkweed plant. The plant produces a milky sap, and toxic compounds, but somehow the milkweed bug is unaffected by them. Instead, it concentrates chemicals from...

An extensive list of elementary insect crafts. Each activity contains a list of everyday materials, and detailed instructions.

An extensive list of activities, songs, poems, and fingerplays are listed by alphabet-soup.com. Additional recipes, art projects, and literature connections are also included.

BillyBear4Kids.com is a great butterfly resource with links to butterfly cut-outs, flashcards, bookmarks, crafts, online games, and more. Scroll down for reproducibles.

Build an edible bug with this activity from the California Science Center. Make good choices based on what you learn about the body, wings, and legs.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about bedbugs and how difficult they are to exterminate. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

See pictures of many different butterfly wing patterns and read about the individual butterflies.

The University of Kentucky provides information and activities about insects for each month of the year. Projects include art and observational activities.

Activity encourages kids to locate insects and record data about observations they make about insects that live in their area, then research the animal to find out new facts about it.

Did you know that there are more than 1.5 million species of named bugs? You can find so many bugs right in your own back or front yard and you can have some fun of your own playing the two Bug Bingo games.