Fun Insect Craft Activities

Are you seeing a LOT more INSECTS around this month?

Insects are animals with 6 legs. They have no backbone.

Here are some easy to make, fun Insect Craft Activities for the kids to create as they are observing and learning about these very interesting creatures.

Just click on the links below to go to the pages with directions for the craft activities plus some insect book suggestions for the kids.

• Paper Plate Ladybug Craft

• Caterpillar Stenciled T-Shirt

• Glitter Glue Butterfly

• Butterfly Sun Visor

• Clothespin Caterpillar

Have Fun!

Invertebrates - What are Insects?

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.

neoK12 (pictures, videos, quizzes, online games, and puzzles)

Insects

National Geographic Kids

Insecti -Ride (plus many other great insect videos)

Kid Info

Reference Resources

Enchanted Learning

Printouts

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

Students might also enjoy reading some of these great books on insects. 

        

           

      






 

Have Fun!