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Insects Worksheets

There are millions of kinds of insects, the most diverse group of animals on Earth, and they live in nearly all environments, from rain forests to oceans. Insects are interesting, partly because their young look completely different from the grown-ups. Most insects go through a three- or four-stage metamorphosis from eggs to adults. All insects share some common traits: six legs, antennae, and a segmented body that is divided into three sections: the head, thorax, and abdomen. Many insects have wings. With more than 18,000 kinds of butterflies and around 400,000 kinds of beetles, insects have more members than any other animal group. Read about this very interesting and diverse group of animals, and have fun with our insect puzzles and activities.
Insects Worksheets


Quizzes
     Insects Review Quiz - vocabulary, true/false, and multiple choice (Grades 3-6)
     Customize Printables (Grades 3-6)


Butterflies Draw the Picture
            Draw The Picture: Butterflies


Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
     The Stick Bug (Very Quick Reader; Grades 1-2 Readability)
     Cockroaches (Very Quick Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Summer Lovin' Lightning Bug Style (Very Quick Reader; Grade 3-5 Readability)
     Ant Life Cycle (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Ants (Very Quick Reader; Grade 3-5 Readability)
     Does a Praying Mantis Pray? (Very Quick Reader; Grade 3-5 Readability)
     Mosquitoes (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     How Termites Eat Wood (Very Quick Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     It's Not Silly...It's Bee-utiful! (Very Quick Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)

Short Readers
     Butterfly Life Cycle (Short Reader; Grades 1-3 Readability)
     Flutter, Flutter (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Honeybee or Wasp? (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Ants (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     Cicada Life Cycle (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     A Honey of a Bee! (Short Reader; Grades 2-5 Readability)
     Stag Beetles (Short Reader; Grade 3-5 Readability)
     That Is One Very Hungry Caterpillar! (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Ladybugs (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Popular Ladybugs (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Mosquitoes: You Can Run From Them, But You Cannot Hide (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Luna Moths (Short Reader; Grades 3-6 Readability)
     Cecropia Moths (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Praying Mantis (Short Reader; Grade 4-6 Readability)
     Monarchs on the Move: A Southern Migration (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Monarchs on the Move: A Northern Migration (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     How to Model an Insect Using an Orange (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Crickets (Short Reader; Grade 4-7 Readability)
     Fireflies (Short Reader; Grades 5-6 Readability)
     Ladybugs (Short Reader; Grade 5-7 Readability)
     Busy as a Beekeeper (Short Reader; Grades 5-7 Readability)
     Dragonflies (Short Reader; Grade 6-8 Readability)


Reading Comprehensions
Fiction
     Vanessa for President (Grades 1-3)
     Biff for President (Grades 1-3)
     Gary for President (Grades 1-3)
     Freddy for President (Grades 1-3)
     Lisa for President (Grades 1-3)
     Rachel Interviews Mandy (Grades 1-3)
     Rachel Interviews Lorna the Ladybug (Grades 1-3)
     Rachel Interviews Bruno the Rhinoceros Beetle (Grades 1-3)
     Rachel Interviews Fred the Flea (Grades 1-3)
     Rachel Interviews Jimmy the Yellowjacket (Grades 1-3)
     Rachel Interviews Molly the Mosquito (Grades 1-3)
     Rachel Interviews Tad the Termite (Grades 1-3)
     Rachel Interviews Aaron the Desert Locust (Grades 1-3)
     Rachel Interviews Baron the Brine Fly (Grades 1-3)
     Rachel Interviews Gene the Grasshopper (Grades 1-3)
     Rachel Interviews Hasan the Hissing Cockroach (Grades 1-3)
     Rachel Interviews Wendy the Water Strider (Grades 1-3)
     Rachel Interviews Sylvia the Stick Bug (Grades 1-3)

Non-Fiction
     Ladybug Life Cycle (Grades 1-2)
     Insects (Grades 4-6)
     Basics of Insects (Grades 5-7)
     Metamorphosis of Insects (Grades 6-8)
     Is It a Butterfly or a Moth? (Grades 3-6)
     Bees and Humans (Grades 4-7)
     Bees (Grades 4-8)
     Butterflies and Moths: Life Cycle (Grades 3-6)
     Cicadas (Grades 4-6)
     Cicadas (Grades 4-7)
     Click Beetles (Grades 4-6)
     Cockroaches (Grades 5-7)
     Crickets (Grades 3-5)
     Dragonflies (Grades 3-6)
     Dung Beetles (Grades 3-6)
     Fireflies (Grades 5-6)
     Fleas (Grades 4-6)
     Honeybees (Grades 2-4)
     Ladybugs (Grades 4-8)
     Mantids (Grades 4-8)
     Monarch Butterflies (Grades 4-9)
     Mosquitoes (Grades 4-7)
     Rhinoceros Beetles (Grades 4-7)
     Termites (Grades 4-7)
     Yellowjackets (Grades 4-7)


Plays:  Reader's Theater Scripts
     Busy Bees: Life in a Honeybee Hive (Grades 2-4)
     Amazing Ants: Life in the Colony (Grades 3-5)


Leveled Books
            The Insect Vampire: Mosquito
            Butterflies
            The Weirdest Insects
            The Goliath Beetle
            Insects
            Some Insects
            The Wild Honeybee
            Monarch Butterfly: King of Butterflies
             A Grasshopper Grows
            Ladybugs
            La Cucaracha: The Cockroach
            Wings Are Amazing Things


Reading Comprehensions - Foreign Languages
Spanish
     Información Elemental de los Insectos
     La Metamorfosis de los Insectos
     Las Abejas
     Las abejas y los seres humanos
     Los Escarabajos Rinoceronte
     Mariposas y Polillas: Ciclo de Vida
     ¿Es una Mariposa o una Polilla?
     La Mantis Religiosa
     Las Catarinas
     Las Mariposas Monarcas
     Las Cigarras
     Escarabajo del Estiércol
     Las Pulgas
     Las Termitas
     Las Avispas Amarillas
     Los Mosquitos
     Las Libélulas


Funda-blanks
     Insect Party (grades 1-2)
     Biff the Fly's Party Place (grades 3-4)
     The Ladybug and the Butterfly (grades 3-4)


Graph Drawing Challenge Puzzle
            Bug Graph Puzzles


Book Units
    The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Grades K-1)
    Chicken Said, "Cluck!" (Grades K-2)
    The Butterfly (Grades K-2)
    The Night Before the 100th Day of School (Grades K-2)
    Andy Shane and the Very Bossy Dolores Starbuckle (Grades 1-3)
    Dazzle's First Day (Butterfly Meadow) (Grades 1-3)
    Monarch Butterfly (Grades 1-3)
    On the Dog (Andrew Lost #1) (Grades 1-3)
    Horrible Harry Bugs the Three Bears (Grades 2-3)
    Butterflies and Moths (Grades 2-5)
    Magic School Bus #11: Insect Invaders (Grades 2-5)
    Paleo Bugs: Survival of the Creepiest (Grades 4-8)


Picture Puzzles
     Insects (Pictures)
     Insects (Pictures and Names)
     Insects (Pictures, Names, and Misspellings)



Books
            Spring Has Sprung (Grades 2-3)
            Ladybugs! (Grades 2-4)
            Can You Guess This Migrating Animal? (Grade 3)
            Can You Guess the Mystery Animal? (Grade 3)
            Bug Off! Bizarre Bugs From Around the World (Grades 3-4)
            Meet Dave the Bug Eater (Grades 4-5)
            Butterflies (Grades 4-5)
            Grasshoppers (Grades 4-5)
            Crickets (Grades 4-5)
            Sleep Tight. Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite! (Reading Level 3; Interest Level 5)
            Can You Guess the Mystery Migrator? (Grade 5)
            Monarch Butterflies (Grades 5-6)
            Amazing Moths (Grades 5-6)
            Dragonflies (Grades 6-8)
            Fireflies (Grades 6-8)
            Cockroaches (Grades 6-8)


Compare and Contrast
        Insect Traits: Compares two commonly confused insects (Grades 3-4)

Insect Traits: Compare and contrast a butterfly and a moth. (Grades 1-2)

Bee Traits: Compares the three kinds of bees (Grades 5-6)

Beetle Traits: Compares two kinds of beetles (Grades 5-6)

Insect Traits: Compares two unique and similar insects (Grades 5-6)

Invertebrate Traits: Compares spiders and insects (Grades 3-4)

Insect Injury Traits: Compares three forms of injury-by-insect (Grades 3-4)



Analogies
             Insect Analogies


Activity Pages
            Insect Activities Book
             Insect Activity Pages
            Insects Activity Book


Spring Bugs Art Project
            Lace and Learn
            Bug Basics


More Leveled Reading Books
        Yellow

        Buzzy Bee and the Sweet Honey Tree

        Caterpillar's Story

        Clap Your Hands

        Ladybug

        Mud Pies and Fireflies

        Where is White?

        Black

        Purple Everywhere

        The Mean Queen

        The Little Insect



Also Visit:
     Butterflies Theme Page
     Spring Theme Unit


More Activities and Printables
        
Bees
        
Bugs
        
Butterfly
        
Honeybees
        
Ladybugs
        
Monarch
        
Mosquitoes


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