Curated OER
Saltdough Ladybug
Learners make salt dough and then fashion it into the shape of a lady bug, shich they later paint after it has been baked.
Curated OER
Animals: Ladybugs
Young scholars use the Internet to study the ladybug. They examine their life cycle, anatomy and their habitat. They participate in interactive games and view photographs.
Curated OER
Ladybug Addition
Students engage in an interesting lesson on addition that encourages class participation through role-play and concrete hands-on activity. They utilize the fact that ladybugs have dots on their bodies to create a fun, hands-on lesson in...
Curated OER
Hidden Ladybugs
In this visual interpretation worksheet, students study the picture and find the ladybugs within the picture. Students circle 10 ladybugs.
Curated OER
Glue-line Insect
First graders explore characteristics of ladybugs. They view ladybugs in ventilated containers and discuss their observations. Students read a story about ladybugs and create a glue picture of a ladybug.
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Lengths of Ladybugs
Students are read a book about ladybugs. Using the test, they estimate which page shows the longest trip the ladybug made. They assemble their own ladybug book by following directions on a worksheet. They take measurements on each...
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Ladybugs
Learners read The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle, and explore the life cycle of ladybugs and how they interact with our environment.
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Ladybugs
Students listen to the book, The Grouchy Ladybug, and discuss what they know about ladybugs. They observe live ladybugs, write down what they see, and write a short story about ladybugs.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Ladybugs
An in-depth description of ladybugs, including their classification, appearance, habitat, adaptations, reproduction, diet, and other interesting facts.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Animals: All Kinds of Ladybugs
Learn some interesting facts about ladybugs. Includes audio narration in English, Spanish and Turkish, with text in English.
Texas A&M University
Insects in the Classroom: Lesson Plans
A very comprehensive site that includes insect lesson plans for ages 3-18 and links to a syllabus, course material, activities, and related resources.
Other
California Science Center: Ladybug Glider [Pdf]
Color and cut out the body and wings and put together the ladybug and watch it glide! A little bit of information about ladybugs and insects is provided.
Other
Alphabet soup.com: Insects and Spiders
An extensive list of activities, songs, poems, and fingerplays are listed by alphabet-soup.com. Additional recipes, art projects, and literature connections are also included.
Other
Hummingbird Educational Resources: Ladybugs and Insects
This is a resource for any teacher looking for some ideas to use to complement a unit on bugs. Scroll down for songs, center ideas, crafts, science discovery, math ideas, dramatic play ideas and much more!
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Ladybird (Coccinellidae)
Presents an overview of Ladybirds, including their habitat, appearance, behavior, breeding, and predatory lifestyle. Images of this species and statistics can also be found here.
University of Kentucky
Uk: Ladybugs
Discover what makes the ladybug more than just a pretty bug. Peruse this site and learn about its characteristics that make it so unique and beneficial to humans.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Ladybird Beetle O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about the ladybird beetle, also known as a ladybug.
Scholastic
Scholastic Instructor: Ladybug, Ladybug
Learn more about the world's most well-known beetle, the ladybug, when you explore this resource. This resource features hands-on math and science activities focused on these fascinating little insects.
Read Works
Read Works: Get Ready for Winter
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning. It can be used as both a read-aloud exercise...
Read Works
Read Works: Main Idea Kindergarten Unit: What the Book Is Mainly About
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson uses Amazing Tigers! by Sarah L. Thomson and Ladybugs by Monica Hughes to teach students to use titles, pictures, and text to identify the main idea of an informational text. Ideas for direct...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Insect Crafts
An extensive list of elementary insect crafts. Each activity contains a list of everyday materials, and detailed instructions.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Ladybug or Lady Beetle
This site from Enchanted Learning provides detailed information on lady bugs and how they can help your garden grow. Includes printouts for labeling and coloring.
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Ladybug
Learn fast facts, physiology, habitats, behaviors, and range of the ladybug.