Saturday, April 21, 2012

Creepy Crawly Activities for Bug Season


Most Popular: Activities Worksheets Coloring PagesForward to a friend
Follow us on Facebook Twitter
Education.com Activity of the Week
You received this message because you signed up for Education.com's Activity of the Week newsletter. If you think you've received this email in error, click here to unsubscribe.

PRESCHOOL

Practice Science with a Bug Jar

Kids are fascinated with bugs. In this activity, your child will get to hunt and capture bugs to observe. It's a perfect way for her to practice important science skills and satisfy her curiosity all at once!
Go to the activity

KINDERGARTEN

Make a Bug Headband

Does your child love bugs? She's sure to love this project! She'll decorate a headband with any bugs she can think of, then she'll add antennae so she can pretend to be a bug herself!
Go to the activity

FIRST GRADE

Create a Butterfly and Bug Mobile

Mobiles make fun art projects for creative kids and fascinating studies for curious minds. Help your child bend simple pipe cleaners into bug shapes as diverse as the creepy crawlies that inspired them.
Go to the activity

SECOND GRADE

Make a Spring Bug Button

Celebrate spring with a cute cut-out bug button.
Go to the activity

THIRD GRADE

Hatch Your Own Praying Mantises

This spring, thrill your child with the wonder and science of life as you help her create a habitat in which she can hatch her very own praying mantises.
Go to the activity

FOURTH GRADE

Delicious Classification: Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Fourth grade students learn about classifying animals into groups, and they begin by classifying the vertebrates (animals with backbones) and the invertebrates (animals with no backbones). Try this fun and tasty activity with your fourth grader to help her learn about life science.
Go to the activity

FIFTH GRADE

Plant an Insectivorous Terrarium

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of tiny bug-eating plants.
Go to the activity

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Making Mold: A Science Experiment

Mold spores are everywhere just waiting for the right environment to grow and multiply in. But what is the best environment for them? This scientific experiment will help your child find out, while developing important hypothesis and experiment-building skills.
Go to the activity

HIGH SCHOOL

Audubon Adventure: Record the Natural World

This art project will have your child outdoors to creating naturalist drawings and paintings.
Go to the activity

Activities by Topic

Study SkillsTest PrepReading
WritingMathScience
Social StudiesArts and CraftsGames
RecipesHolidays & Seasons
Facebook
Twitter
ADVERTISEMENT

Today on Education.com

Earth Day
Great ideas for environmental activities, nature projects, and recycling crafts and tips for eco-living.
Failing Schools: A National Security Threat
The crisis in American education is not something we can afford to ignore.

No comments:

Post a Comment