Insects Theme
Themes are a great way to make learning fun and keep kids engaged as they learn math, grammar, reading, writing, science, history, and crafts with a fun theme. Make sure to check out all our themes that are perfect for preschool, prek, kindergarten, and elementary age kids.
Books to Read
Choose between these two options for using books in your unit study about flowers:
- Read a different book each day of the week, Monday through Friday.
- Read your favorite book (s) every day of the week. Keep in mind that kids love repetition, so they won't get bored!
Here are 5 excellent books about bugs to enjoy with your kids:
Don't forget to check out these fun bug activities to complete each day starting with this free backyard critters printable pack!
Bug Language Arts Activities
Improve your children's fine motor skills with this fun snail sticker craft!
- Bee Themed Preschool Alphabet Matching Game
- Printable Caterpillar Letter Sounds Matching Activity
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Storybook Activity
- Printable Bug Themed Prewriting Practice
- Hive Movable Alphabet
- Montessori Insect 3 Part Cards
- I Is for Insect Colouring Pages
- Preschool Do a Dot Printables: Bugs
- Bugs Sight Words Reader
Bug Math Activities
Practice measuring bugs or choose a different math activity!
- 8 Preschool and Kindergarten Honey Bee Math Activities
- Caterpillar Egg Counting Mats
- Bug Jar Counting Game for Kids
- Counting Butterflies Roll and Cover Preschool Math Game
- Insects I SPY and Graph Free Printable
- Insects and Spiders-Counting and Math Song
- Ladybug Chant and Math Game
- Honey Bee Teen Board
- Bee Math
- How Many Insects in the Jar Spring Counting Activity
- Ladybug Playdoh Math Counting Mats
- Insect Counting Mats
- Line of Symmetry Butterfly Craft
- Catch 20 Bugs (Free Counting Game)
- Free Count to 10 Bugs Coloring Book
Teach your older kids about symmetry by drawing the missing half of an insect!
Bug Art for Kids
Make walnut bugs with your kids!
- Bug Play Dough Invitation
- Cardboard Tube Bee Craft for Kids Using Yarn
- Egg Carton Bee Craft for Kids
- Simple Bumble Bee Art Project for Kids
- Egg Carton Ladybug Craft for Kids
- Paper Towel Roll Firefly Craft for Kids
- Clothes Pin Butterfly Magnet Craft for Kids
- Mega Adorable Ladybug Finger Puppet
- Butterfly Printing with Sponges
- Needle Felt Spider Craft
- Garden Butterfly Craft
- Cute Ant Craft
- Toilet Paper Roll Mini Beast Craft
- Toilet Paper Roll Dragonfly
- Bottle Top Bugs and Mini Beasts
- Easy Lady Bird Stones
- Pool Noodle Crafts for Kids: Caterpillar
- Butterfly Yarn Activity
- Simple and Cute Glowing Firefly Craft
- Fingerprint Bug Jar Craft
- Clothespin Dragonfly Craft
- Dragonfly Craft for Kids
- Insect Crafts for Kids
- Bug Crafts for Kids
- Sponge Stamped Ladybugs
- Button Ladybugs DIY Learning Resource for Early Years
- 8 Insect Crafts for Kids
- How to Make Pine Cone Fireflies
- How to Make a Paper Plate Ladybug
- How to make an Easy and Fun Caterpillar Craft
- Paper Bowl Ladybug Craft
- Paper Bag Lightning Bug Kids Craft
- Beaded Dragonfly and Lightning Bugs
- How to Make a 3D Paper Butterfly Craft
- How to Make a Gorgeous Butterfly Craft
- How to Draw a Bee - Cute - Step by Step Tutorial
- How to Draw a Ladybug
- Bee Finger Puppet Craft
Challenge your older kids with this cardboard tube grasshopper recycling craft!
Bug Science Experiments
Learn about the life cycle of a ladybug with these fascinating worksheets!
- Edible Butterfly Life Cycle Science Activity for Biology
- How to Make a Roly Poly Habitat with Kids
- Insect Investigations: Summertime Citizen Science
- The Great Backyard Butterfly Experiment
- Communicate Like a Bee: Code a Message in Dance
- Bug Hunt: Outdoor Activities for Kids
- Create a Cricket Habitat and Do a Fun Science Experiment
- Ladybug Life Cycle Song
- Honey Bee Life Cycle 3-Part Cards
- Butterfly Life Cycle Learning Pack
- Caterpillar Butterfly Life Cycle Activity
- Butterfly Food Sensory Challenge
- How to Do a Small Animal Nature Study
- Minibeast Safari - Pitfall Traps
- Roly Poly Adventures: Science Experiments with Pill Bugs
- Exploring Bugs with a White Sheet
- Macroinvertebrates for kids: exploring waterbugs
- 8 Simple Science Experiments with Bugs
- Bug Unit #1 - Ants
- Bug Unit #2 - Spiders
Don't forget to make a lightning bug paper circuit card with your older kids!
Bug Social Studies and Fun!
Entertain your kids with a bug sensory bin for kids!
- 5 Hands-on Ways to Celebrate Learn About Butterflies Day
- Bug Sensory Bin
- Insect and Bugs Sensory Bin
- Save your kids' footprints with this adorable ladybug and bee footprint craft
- Garden Bug Themed Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe
- Fun and Healthy Apple Bugs Snack Tutorial
- Preschool Ladybug and Insect Activities for Spring
- Teaching Buttoning Skills with Button Bugs
- Bug Action Movement Cards
- Insect Sensory Bin
- Ladybug Teacher Thank You Card
- Strawberry Ladybugs
- 10 Kids Apps About Bugs
- How to Set Up a Simple Bug Discovery Sensory Bin
- Printable Bug Puppets
- Swat the Bug Learning Activity
- Fine Motor Bug Activity for Preschoolers
Sara Dennis is a homeschooling mother of 6 children ages 4 through 18. After much research into homeschooling in 2000, she and her husband fell in love with classical education and used it as the foundation for their homeschool. Sara blogs at Classically Homeschooling, and you can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and Google+.
