Insects - Teacher Resources
Bugs are fascinating creatures. Explore all sorts of creepy crawlers with insect lessons, printables, and quizzes for elementary, intermediate, and secondary school students. You'll find a variety of cross-curricular activities on these invertebrates that connect science with art, math, language arts, and social studies. From printables on the life cycle of butterflies to a ladybug science activity to a spiders quiz, there are many diverse resources on nature to keep students' interest.
DK Worksheets
Use our workbook to enhance your lessons and students' knowledge of insects. Includes reading passages, different activities, and quizzes.Technology Resources
Our Technology Resources will extend students' learning about insects through online research, making power point presentations, and reading passages.Bulletin Board Ideas
Bulletin boards are a great way to increase the conversation and learning about insects. Have your students make lady bugs for your bulletin board with our resources.Printables
Teach your students about insects with these printables. Includes a book with enrichment activities for science, mathematics, and spelling, as well as making an insect mobile.- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities Booklet
- Finding & Counting Insects: Where Is Everybody?
- Body Parts of an Ant
- Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet
- Animal Habitat Crossword Puzzle
- Animal Apartments
- Vertebrates and Invertebrates Word Fill-In
- More Insect Printables
Lesson Plans
Our Lesson Plans will help students understand insects with activities such as reading and drawing conclusions, experimenting which foods ants are draw to, and a hands-on creation of a butterfly garden.- Life Cycle of Butterflies
- "The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop
- Camouflage
- What Foods Attract Ants?
- Butterfly Garden
- More Insect Lesson Plans
Clip Art
Students will enjoy your lessons with our clip art pictures added to your printables or presentations.Insect Activities for Art, Music, & Drama
Interconnect the arts into your lessons to expand students' learning. Includes a cross-curricular guide, as well as, creative writing and drawing imaginary insects, and making posters about insect observations.Literature & Language Arts Activities on Insects
Choose from these activities to help students expand their knowledge. Includes non-fiction reading passages to help students practice their skills, and a printable guide with writing and comprehension questions.- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities Booklet
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- Two Bad Ants Teacher's Guide
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Poster & Activities
- Grossology
- Ladybugs Reading Warm-Up
- The Works of Eric Carle: Quiz & Answer Key
- More Activities for Literature & Language Arts
Insect Activities for Math Class
Math activities can be interconnected with your lessons on insects to increase students' skills with activities including multiplication and demonstrating an understanding of large numbers, as well as counting.- Place Value through Hundreds (Gr. 3)
- Communities - Teacher Checklist
- Spider Count
- Literature & Math: The Best Bug Parade & The ABCs of Art
Insects & Social Studies Connected
Explore insect connections using these social studies resources. Includes a cross-curricular guide which improves students' reading comprehension and geography skills, as well as a printable on why the Chinese kept insects.- Second-Grade Soil Scientists
- Communities Vocabulary
- Science and Social Studies: Spiders
- How the Chinese Use Insects
- Kingfisher Knowledge Guide: Dangerous Creatures Teacher's Guide
- Social Insects
- What Makes Your Hive Thrive? Worksheet
- More Resources for Social Studies Class
Science Activities on Insects
Extend your insect lessons using these science resources. Includes kid-friendly books on insects, an ant experiment, and comparing different kinds of bees.- Life Cycle of Butterflies
- A Butterfly's Life Cycle
- Grossology
- Butterfly Garden
- The Ants Have It!
- Dominant or Recessive?
- Bees
- More Science Activities
Earth Science Resources on Insects
Incorporate more science lessons on insects by using our resources on life cycles with reading passages and hands-on activities.Browse Insects and Bugs Resources
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LESSON PLANS
What Foods Attract Ants?
A creepy-crawly science project with legs! Students learn about ants and how they are able to locate food with this pri... -
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Communities Vocabulary
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GAMES AND APPS
Animal Habitat Crossword Puzzle
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Insects on the Internet
In this printable computer activity, students research insects on the Internet and use PowerPoint or AppleWorks to creat... -
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Imaginary Insect Zoo
Students will make imaginary insects which have the essential characteristics of an insect, such as six legs and three b... -
WORKSHEETS
Practice Makes Perfect
Use DK's math, science, social studies, and Spanish worksheets in your classroom or as homework activities. Give student... -
ACTIVITIES
Grossology
Use this book guide to assist you in implementing the Grossology books into your curriculum. The Grossology series pres... -
DAILY WARM-UPS
Ladybugs Reading Warm-Up
Improve your students' nonfiction reading skills with an informational text about ladybugs and related comprehension que... -
WORKSHEETS
Two Bad Ants Teacher's Guide
Extend and enhance students' enjoyment of Two Bad Ants, Chris Van Allsburg's exciting insect adventure, with the teachin... -
WORKSHEETS
Hey There, Stink Bug! Activity Guide
Poem activities, math problems, a word search, and an art activity are some of the fun resources in this printable cross... -
WORKSHEETS
Place Value through Hundreds (Gr. 3)
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TEACHING RESOURCE
Communities -- Teacher Checklist
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WORKSHEETS
The Butterfly's Story
Pretend you are a butterfly talking to a butterfly larva. Tell the larva how it will change as it grows up. Make drawing... -
ACTIVITIES
Charlotte's Web Persuasive Letter
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A Butterfly's Life Cycle
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The Butterfly Story
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Spider Count
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Kingfisher Knowledge Guide: Dangerous Creatures Teacher's Guide
This printable teacher's guide for Dangerous Creatures connects science with cross-curricular activities for math, art, ... -
WORKSHEETS
Kaufman Focus Guides by Kenn Kaufman
Encourage students to learn about nature with the activities, discussion questions, and online resources in this printab... -
LESSON PLANS
Mealworms
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Life Cycle of Butterflies
Students will learn about the life cycle of butterflies and find answers to frequently asked questions about these color... -
WORKSHEETS
Insect Worksheets
Eyewitness Workbook Insect is an activity-packed exploration of insects and their world. Below you will find fast facts... -
ASSESSMENT
Vertebrates and Invertebrates Word Fill-In
Review facts about vertebrates and invertebrates with this word-fill activity. Students will use the terms in the word b... -
LESSON PLANS
"The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to draw conclusions using one of Aesop's enjoyable fables. Stude...