3rd Grade

Magical Metamorphosis

This lesson will introduce students to the life stages different types of insects go through to change from egg to adult.

Termites – Social Insects

This lesson will introduce students to social insects, specifically termites.

Amazing Insect Facts

This short exercise will surprise your students with fascinating animal facts while testing how well they can recall what they read.

Worry-Free Colonies

Your students will work on building important life skills while researching and presenting in this lesson plan about insect colonies.

Entomologist for a Day

This is a two-part lesson in which students will become entomologists for a day as they study a ladybug’s habitat, diet, life cycle and behavior.

Mice & Rats

This lesson will familiarize students with the characteristics of two community pests: the mouse and the rat. The students will learn what attracts these rodents as well as tips to keep their homes rodent free.

Lovely Ladybugs

Let your students show off their creative sides with this fun ladybug craft project.

Troublesome Termites

Enjoy a fun termite craft project!

Fascinating Fruit Flies

Students will develop a habitat to observe the life cycle of a fruit fly.

Ant Farm Areas

Your students will use colors and charts to calculate the area of each ant colony.

The Dragonflies of Summer

In this assignment, your students will practice reading comprehension with a nonfiction passage about dragonflies.

Spider Activity

Students will create spider webs in this activity.

Insect Mouthparts

Students will learn about how, in order to eat all different types of food, insects need to have different types of mouths.

Fabulous Fireflies

Create fireflies with this fun craft activity!

Writing Prompt

In this assignment, your students will practice creative writing as they write about mosquitoes.

Roach Mimicry

Students will draw roaches.

A-maze-ing Monarchs

Students will learn how monarchs grow from caterpillars to butterflies and migrate.