Primary

British Dragonfly Society

Activities sheet Factsheet

Activities about dragonflies and damselflies.

For: Early years Primary Secondary
Big Wasp Survey Fun With Wasps

Activities sheet

Colour in the faces of 3 common UK wasp species.

For: Primary
Butterfly Conservation Munching Caterpillars

Activities sheet Factsheet Lesson plan

Resources from Butterfly Conservation for people to improve their gardens or local green spaces for butterflies and moths.

For: Primary
Bumblebee Conservation Trust Fun & Learning

Activities sheet Audio Factsheet Lesson plan

Great ideas and resources to help children and families connect with bumblebees and their natural habitat.

For: Early years Primary
British Science Association: what do bees do?

Lesson plan

Activity for a class to role-play the process of insect pollination.

For: Primary
TigTag short films

Video

Original films, designed to cover your key learning objectives in a clear and engaging way.

For: Primary
NFU Education Science Farm

Video

A range of Science lesson plans and activities to teach Key Stage 1 children about food and farming.

For: Primary
Explorify from Wellcome

Activities sheet Audio Video

Free online activities for primary teachers from the Wellcome Trust.

For: Early years Primary
Origami fly

Video

Make a simple origami fly in 2 minutes.

For: Primary
Friends of the Earth 'The Bee Cause'

Activities sheet Lesson plan

Activities to help children find out about bees and their importance.

For: Primary

What is National Insect Week?

National Insect Week encourages people of all ages to learn more about insects.

Every two years, the Royal Entomological Society organises the week, supported by a large number of partner organisations with interests in the science, natural history and conservation of insects.