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Explore Insects Elementary Unit Study

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Get ready to dig into the incredible world of bugs with our Explore Insects Unit Study for Elementary Homeschool! This hands-on unit includes over 20 engaging activities with all the materials you need, making it simple to bring science, art, and language learning to life. From designing bug battles and studying insects in your own backyard to painting stained-glass dragonflies and creating bejeweled bugs, kids will explore the fascinating lives of insects in fun, creative ways—no extra prep required! Perfect for homeschool families looking to spark curiosity, build real-world connections, and make learning unforgettable.

Additional Information: Items may vary based on availability. This insects unit study crate contains products not manufactured by the seller. Some items may not be suitable for children under 3 years. Crate contents are not for consumption.

  • Bug Discovery Lab with tools and a 22-page observation journal. Materials also included for following activities:
  1. Catch Me if you Can
  2. Smell you Later
  3. Splish Splashing Away
  4. Cricket Watchdogs
  5. It's All in Order
  6. Moth Food Graffiti
  7. A Journaling We Go
  8. Changes
  • Magnifying Glass Art project
  • Practicing Cursive Mats for handwriting practice
  • Embossed Bejeweled Bugs foil art activity
  • Build-A-Bug Battle hands-on design and creative thinking challenge
  • Insect I-Spy dry-erase activity
  • Top Trumps Bugs Card Game for fun fact learning and friendly competition
  • Inside the Giant Peach reading and extension activity
  • Coordinate Graph Mystery Bugs math and graphing challenge
  • Stained Glass Dragonfly Art watercolor project
  • Ant Tunnel Art creative drawing project
  • Clay Flower Dish sculpting and painting activity
  • Cereal Box Insect Report research and creative writing project

Books Included:

  • TIME for Kids: Insects by Jevon Bolden
  • Who Would Win? Ultimate Bug Rumble by Jerry Pallotta
  • Eyewitness Insect by DK
  • James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

Who Is This Insect Unit Study Perfect For? Elementary (Ages 6-12)

  • Homeschooling families looking for bug-themed STEM activities.
  • Parents looking for screen-free educational fun.
  • Curious kids who love bugs and all things outdoors.
  • Teachers planning an insect unit study.

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🎯 What Will Your Child Learn?

The Explore Insects Elementary Unit Study is more than just a fun box of projects—it’s a thoughtfully designed educational experience that supports key areas of development:

  • Science Exploration: Kids investigate real-world insect behavior, adaptations, life cycles, and habitats.
  • Math Skills: Activities like Coordinate Graph Mystery Bugs introduce concepts like graphing and spatial reasoning.
  • Language Arts Growth: Students practice research, creative writing, and cursive handwriting through playful projects like the Cereal Box Insect Report.
  • Artistic Expression: Through stained glass dragonflies, magnifying glass art, and embossed foil bugs, children explore visual arts and creativity.
  • Critical Thinking: Design challenges like Build-a-Bug Battle encourage kids to use knowledge and creativity to invent and problem-solve.
  • Environmental Awareness: Children learn about ecosystems, camouflage, and the vital role insects play in our world.

🎯 What academic standards does this crate align with? 

Common Core State Standards (CCSS):

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
  • Cereal Box Insect Report helps students research and communicate their findings creatively.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
  • Eyewitness: Insect and The Buzz on Insects reading activities promote comprehension and critical thinking.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.G.A.1: Understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and addition. Coordinate Graph Mystery Bugs reinforces coordinate plane concepts and spatial understanding.

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):

  • 3-LS1-1: Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles. Bug Discovery Lab and Cereal Box Insect Report projects explore insect life cycles and habitats.
  • 3-LS4-3: Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat, some organisms can survive well, some less well, and some not at all. Bug Discovery Lab activities help students explore how insects are adapted to different environments.
  • 3-LS4-4: Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of living things that live there may change. Build-a-Bug Battle encourages creative problem-solving and adaptation thinking.

Explore Insects Elementary Unit Study

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$99.00
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