National Insect Week returns in 2022
A range of learning resources relating to insects and entomology from the Royal Entomological Society, our National Insect Week partners and online resources we have spotted. Please browse through the list or use the tick boxes to select audience and resource type.
Activities sheet Factsheet
Activities about dragonflies and damselflies.
For: Early years Primary Secondary
Activities sheet
Colour in the faces of 3 common UK wasp species.
For: Primary
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
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
Lesson plan
Activity for a class to role-play the process of insect pollination.
For: Primary
Factsheet Lesson plan
Online resources for school lessons using the fruit fly Drosophila.
For: Secondary
Video
Original films, designed to cover your key learning objectives in a clear and engaging way.
For: Primary
Video
A range of Science lesson plans and activities to teach Key Stage 1 children about food and farming.
For: Primary
Activities sheet Audio Video
Free online activities for primary teachers from the Wellcome Trust.
For: Early years Primary
Video
Make a simple origami fly in 2 minutes.
For: Primary
The common ladybird has aposematic colouring, the bright red warns predators that it tastes bitter.
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