Textured Insects In this lesson for K-6, students will show evidence of creativity using different textures. It can be tied in with a lesson on insects by having students collect samples of different textures and then combining them to create an insect. This unit is designed to supplement the teaching of Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg. The objectives of this publication are to give educators basic information about insects, tips on maintaining insects in the classroom, and several classroom activities including demonstrations, experiments and crafts which will help students understand the importance and diversity of the insect world. This is a printable collection of twenty integrated lessons with science and math activities that use live insects.
All lessons have three sections.
The lessons also contain direct links to pertinent activity, information, and rearing sheets. Watercolor Butterfly Grade 1-2 students learn about the anatomy of an insect and create a watercolor butterfly. Entomology Newsletter for Teachers Information for teachers and links to the two previous issues. An elementary lesson plan on the characteristics of insects. Butterflies go through four life stages, and they look very different at each stage.