Syllabugs: The Spot for Teachers

Greetings teachers! Add excitement and fun activities to your science lessons with the comprehensive plans featured here.

Lesson 1: Spider & Insect Detectives

(Grades 1–2)

Get out your magnifying glasses and investigate with your students the differences between a spider and an insect.

Includes four individual and group activities for review and enrichment.

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Lesson 2: Entomologist for a Day

(Grades 2–4)

What does an insect scientist do? Help your students learn by studying a ladybug’s habitat, diet, life cycle and behavior.

Includes informative handouts and group and individual activities for review and enrichment.

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Lesson 3: Mice & Rats

(Grades 3–5)

They’re small, fast and quite the acrobats! Teach your students about these radical rodents, and how to best keep them out of the house.

Includes a helpful handout and an individual activity.

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Lesson 4: Magical Metamorphosis

(Grades PreK–3)

This lesson will introduce students to the life stages that different types of insects...

Includes a helpful handout and an individual activity.

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Lesson 5: Termites—Social Insects

(Grades 1–3)

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

Includes a helpful handout and an individual activity.

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Lesson 6: Insect Camouflage

(Grades 5-8)

This lesson will introduce students to insect camouflage and mimicry...

Includes a helpful handout and an individual activity.

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