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

[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the insect world using activities and lesson plans that emphasize cross-curricular learning.

Find out who an entomologist is and how they are using good bugs to control the population of bad bugs. Resource by Agricultural Research Service.

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!

What's tasty, abundant and high in protein? Bugs! Although less common outside the tropics, entomophagy, the practice of eating bugs, was once extremely widespread throughout cultures. Insects hold promise for food security and the...

Giant deadly hornets, gorgeous fluttering butterflies and stealthy crawling stink bugs: readers cannot tear their eyes away from these fascinating creatures. They can discover these and more mesmerizing world insects in Expedition:...

Fun family projects relating to insects.

Here are a couple of fun games where you can mix and match bug bodies, legs, wings, and heads to make your own "monster bug." There is also some fun trivia as you play!

Take an interactive quiz over insects. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review

Understand the behaviors, characteristics, and classification of insects.

Based on a scenario given, students will work to nominate an insect mascot for the school or the community for an upcoming event. Students will conduct research through resources provided or their own, create a presentation, and vote for...

This video segment from Wild TV takes a closer look at backyard bugs, their habitat and characteristics. [2:48]

Create an ant, a bee, a spider, a cockroach, or a bug of your own design. Use the camera feature to save it to a gallery, and even email it to yourself.

This black, shield-shaped bug is brightly colored with orange, red, and yellow markings. It varies from 7 to 10 mm in length. At rest, the front pair of wings overlap and the insect's back appears to be marked with a distinct "X."

There are 23,000 species of spittle bugs, but you may not have ever seen one because of the unusual way that they protect themselves. They actually produce a liquid that they whip up into a mass of bubbles, and then they hide in it! This...

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.

This bug is about 1/2 inch long and 1/3 as wide. It is black with three red lines on the thorax, a red line along each side, and a red line on each wing. The wings lie flat on the back when at rest. The young nymphs are red and gray. The...

Arts Edge at the Kennedy Center provides this lesson plan for teachers of ESOL students that integrates music into language arts. Students create their own poetry while listening to music about bugs and birds.

Adults are 9/16 to 10/16 inch long, black, and colorfully marked with reddish-orange on the head, sides of the pronotum (part of the thorax), and the wing covers. They have a Y-shaped head marking and two wide crossing orange bands...

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.

Explore the diverse world of invertebrates. Learn what they are, what they do, and how they contribute to our planet. This site offers "BugWise News", a forum, an invertebrate guide, and a wide range of great resources and activities.

Students can see pictures and descriptions of 14 different orders of insects.

Glossary of terms commonly used to describe bugs, their habitat, and their life cycle.

[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.