4 Free Insect Activities and Lessons for Early Learners
There are so many ways your early learners can investigate insects from home. These four free lessons from Scholastic Magazines+ are a great place to start. Just find your grade level below:
KINDERGARTEN: A Caterpillar Grows Up
GRADE 1: Where Are the Ladybug’s Spots?
Looking for more free resources? Keep reading.
More Resources for Preschool & Pre-K
Start your insect lesson with “Backyard Insects” from My Big World magazine. In this interactive, colorful article, children will grow their science skills by observing insects, many of which can be found in their own backyard! For even more insect exploration, check out these additional My Big World resources:
More Resources for Kindergarten
Begin your insect life cycle lessons with "A Caterpillar Grows Up" from Let’s Find Out magazine. Your at-home learners will read about the life cycle of the butterfly. Let’s Find Out provides differentiated learning for this lesson; start with the video, then our fun online game and end with an engaging finger print activity. Extend your butterfly lessons with these other free resources from Let’s Find Out magazine:
The Life of a Butterfly (Video)
More Resources for Grade One
We recommend kicking off your insect lesson with “Where Are the Ladybug’s Spots” from Scholastic News magazine. In this text, your kids will read about different types of ladybugs, how they use their smell to eat and how they protect themselves from predators.
But that’s just the beginning of our ladybug learning. Keep the excitement going with:
A lot of Ladybugs! (Online game)
Ladybug Predications (Printable Skill Sheet)
More Resources for Grade 2
Start building insect background knowledge with “Butterflies Are Back!” from Scholastic News. In this short text, kids will read about migration patterns of the monarch butterfly.
Scholastic News is also offering a few other monarch butterfly goodies we think your second graders will love:
There are so many ways your early learners can investigate insects from home. These four free lessons from Scholastic Magazines+ are a great place to start. Just find your grade level below:
KINDERGARTEN: A Caterpillar Grows Up
GRADE 1: Where Are the Ladybug’s Spots?
Looking for more free resources? Keep reading.
More Resources for Preschool & Pre-K
Start your insect lesson with “Backyard Insects” from My Big World magazine. In this interactive, colorful article, children will grow their science skills by observing insects, many of which can be found in their own backyard! For even more insect exploration, check out these additional My Big World resources:
More Resources for Kindergarten
Begin your insect life cycle lessons with "A Caterpillar Grows Up" from Let’s Find Out magazine. Your at-home learners will read about the life cycle of the butterfly. Let’s Find Out provides differentiated learning for this lesson; start with the video, then our fun online game and end with an engaging finger print activity. Extend your butterfly lessons with these other free resources from Let’s Find Out magazine:
The Life of a Butterfly (Video)
More Resources for Grade One
We recommend kicking off your insect lesson with “Where Are the Ladybug’s Spots” from Scholastic News magazine. In this text, your kids will read about different types of ladybugs, how they use their smell to eat and how they protect themselves from predators.
But that’s just the beginning of our ladybug learning. Keep the excitement going with:
A lot of Ladybugs! (Online game)
Ladybug Predications (Printable Skill Sheet)
More Resources for Grade 2
Start building insect background knowledge with “Butterflies Are Back!” from Scholastic News. In this short text, kids will read about migration patterns of the monarch butterfly.
Scholastic News is also offering a few other monarch butterfly goodies we think your second graders will love:
There are so many ways your early learners can investigate insects from home. These four free lessons from Scholastic Magazines+ are a great place to start. Just find your grade level below:
KINDERGARTEN: A Caterpillar Grows Up
GRADE 1: Where Are the Ladybug’s Spots?
Looking for more free resources? Keep reading.
More Resources for Preschool & Pre-K
Start your insect lesson with “Backyard Insects” from My Big World magazine. In this interactive, colorful article, children will grow their science skills by observing insects, many of which can be found in their own backyard! For even more insect exploration, check out these additional My Big World resources:
More Resources for Kindergarten
Begin your insect life cycle lessons with "A Caterpillar Grows Up" from Let’s Find Out magazine. Your at-home learners will read about the life cycle of the butterfly. Let’s Find Out provides differentiated learning for this lesson; start with the video, then our fun online game and end with an engaging finger print activity. Extend your butterfly lessons with these other free resources from Let’s Find Out magazine:
The Life of a Butterfly (Video)
More Resources for Grade One
We recommend kicking off your insect lesson with “Where Are the Ladybug’s Spots” from Scholastic News magazine. In this text, your kids will read about different types of ladybugs, how they use their smell to eat and how they protect themselves from predators.
But that’s just the beginning of our ladybug learning. Keep the excitement going with:
A lot of Ladybugs! (Online game)
Ladybug Predications (Printable Skill Sheet)
More Resources for Grade 2
Start building insect background knowledge with “Butterflies Are Back!” from Scholastic News. In this short text, kids will read about migration patterns of the monarch butterfly.
Scholastic News is also offering a few other monarch butterfly goodies we think your second graders will love: