K - 3 Learning Pages:
Resources for Kindergarten to Grade 3 teachers

List Serve - Web Resources

Science: Bugs and Slugs

 

A to Z Kids Stuff - http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/bugs.html  Songs, art and fingerplays

Activity Idea Place: Bugs, Bees and Butterflies - http://www.123child.com/animals/bugs.html  Great ideas!

Alphabet Soup: Insects and Spiders - http://www.alphabet-soup.net/mini/insect.html  Long list of activities

Amazing Insects - http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/1insects/buginfo.html  Good for research material

Billie Bear’s Butterflies and Bugs - http://www.billybear4kids.com/butterfly/flutter-fun.html  printables, crafts, online games

Bobbie’s Insect Unit - http://www.coe.iup.edu/worldofkindergarten/BI/MB.html  Lessons, games and songs

Bug Bios - http://www.insects.org/index.html  Activities, research

Bug Catchers - http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/life16.html  How to build a few bug catchers.

Bug Links - http://bcmnc.blount.k12.al.us/bug_links.htm 

Bug Unit - http://www.prekinders.com/bugsunit.htm  for the little ones

Collaborative Thematic Unit: Bugs - http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/insect.htm  Two teachers have combined their ideas of what they do with their classes.

Danielle’s Place: Bug Craft for Kids - http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/bugs.html  Excellent ideas that you’ll just have to try!

Enchanted Learning: Insect Crafts - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/insects/

Enchanted Learning: Insects - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/insects.shtml  games, crafts, printables

Entomology on the Web - http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/links.html  This site is unbelievable. If you want more in-depth information about any bug, this is the place to go…

Gander Academy’s Creepy Crawlies - http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/insects.htm  Excellent links

Grasshoppers Life Cycle -
http://fs-sdy2.sidney.ars.usda.gov/grasshopper/extrnlpg/ghwywest/ghlcycle.htm  Easy research site

Hummingbird Education Resources: Bugs, Bees, Ladybugs, Ants - http://www.hummingbirded.com/bugs_bees_ladybgs_ants.html  Great list of poems and ideas.

Insect Lesson Plans - http://www.pedagonet.com/other/lsplns.html  Over 150 lesson plans on bugs! Can you believe it? Organized by grade level and topic.

Insectopledia - http://www.insectclopedia.com/  Species, databases, identification and more.

Insects - http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/specialeducation/ecthematic/insects/  Integrated ideas

Insects - http://www.mrspohlmeyerskinderpage.com/insects.htm  Wow! You just have to check this out!

Carol's Favorite - 2005

Insects - http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/Stilloclass/INSECTS.html  An integrated resource

Insects - http://www.geocities.com/preschoolfunzone/insects.html  Fun ideas!

Insects and Spiders: http://kindergartenclass.netfirms.com/insects.htm  Integrating ideas

Iowa State Entomology Insect Gallery - http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/  Great source of photo images

KinderStart - Insects and Spiders - http://www.kinderstart.com/learningactivitiesandcrafts/insectsandspiders.html

Life Cycles - http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/requested_sites/lifecycles/  Ants, frogs, butterflies, plants

Little Giraffe’s Insect Unit - http://www.littlegiraffes.com/insects.html  integrated unit

Magicicada - http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/artsedge517200522235  Lesson plans for the cicada – The link is at the top of the page

Microsoft: Insect Page - http://www.microsoft.com/education/insect.aspx  Ways to integrate technology into a study on bugs

Mrs. Begg’s Kindergarten Bug Unit - http://www.homestead.com/kindergarten2/bugs.html  Great ideas!

Mrs. Pohlmeyer’s Kindergarten: Insects - http://www.mrspohlmeyerskinderpage.com/insects.htm  Integrating ideas
Pratt’s Theme Pages: Crawling Creatures - http://www.fastq.com/%7Ejbpratt/education/theme/animals/insectsbugs.html  Links

Carol's Favorite - 2007

Spiders and Insects - http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/ins-spid.html  Research sites, online lessons and unit links, and downloadable units

Teaching Heart: Insect Unit - http://www.teachingheart.net/teachinsects.html  Integrating ideas
Thematic Units: Insects - http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/insects.htm  Links

Using Live Insects in Classrooms - http://insected.arizona.edu/uli.htm  Lessons, information, and rearing sheets!

What is it? http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/mystery/mystpic.htm  Two mystery bugs given for children to try and identify; stories, fun activities and more.

What’s Bugging You? http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson013.shtml  Riddles, links, and activity suggestions.

Whitehorse Elementary: Insect - http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/wes/webquests_themes/insect_theme.html  Links
Great links! A collaborative project: http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/wes/webquests_themes/insects_2006/insects_2006.html 

Wonderful World of Insects - http://www.earthlife.net/insects/six.html  Good for research

List Serve Mailing - March 19, 2005

 

 


 

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