Insect Lesson Plans

• Africanized Honey Bees on the Move Lesson Plans- K-12 lesson plans.
• Bee Unit Study- For grade 1 teachers.
• Bugs! Lesson Plan- "Students will tear colored paper into shapes appropriate to imaginary insects. Shapes will be arranged and glued to a background sheet."

1. Bug Go- "Bug-go is designed to help the players learn to identify some insects while learning which insects are beneficial and interesting facts about others."
2. Butterfly & Caterpillar- Investigate and understand basic needs and life processes of plants and animals. Plants and animals live and die (go through a life cycle) Off springs of plants and animals are similar but not identical to their parents and one another.
3. Choose an Insect- Students will write a short report addressing important facts about particular insects' lifestyle.
4. Classroom Mascots- An insect unit isn't complete without live insects in the classroom. Many students like to bring insects for 'show and tell.'
5. Insects All Year- A lesson per month.
6. Spooky Spiders
7. Termite Trails- Students will observe the behavior of termites and draw conclusions about their behavior.
8. Using Insects in the Classroom- The objectives of this page are to give educators basic information about insects and ideas on how to use insects in the classroom.