Insects are animals without a backbone that belong to the arthropod family.
All insects have 3 body sections (head, thorax, abdomen), 6 legs, one pair of antennae, and usually one or two pairs of wings.
Examples of Insects
- ant
- bee
- beetle
- butterfly
- caterpillar
- fly
- grasshopper
- moth
- wasp
Here are some wonderful resources to help the students learn more about insects.
National Geographic Kids
Insecti -Ride (plus many other great insect videos)
Kid Info
Enchanted Learning
Are you looking for a fun insect craft activity? Here's a fun and inexpensive craft that's made with a paper plate. Just click on the link below.
~ http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/08/ladybug-paper-plate-craft.html
~ http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/08/ladybug-paper-plate-craft.html
Students might also enjoy reading some of these great books on insects.
Have Fun!
I just created an entire Insect preschool unit that's printable! Here is the link:
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I enjoyed seeing your ideas! Great stuff!
your blog is so cute! I'm going to post in on Facebook for my teacher friends to see :)
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www.whatyoumakeit-coley.blogspot.com
The great thing is that so many materials with insects for playing with children are prepared. From an early age they should educate, then know how to care for our planete, taking care of insects.
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