Early years minibeasts resources

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Growing Plants / Garden / Minibeasts - Word Mats

Includes 2 Word Mats for story writing and spellings with story prompts (beginning, middle, end), verbs and adjectives as well as names of garden tools and minibeasts, and a blank writing sheet.

By mariedp

Minibeasts – Bingo

3 sets of Bingo mats with matching picture cards and matching word cards to learn names of popular minibeasts. Suggest laminating for durability. Included blank one to practise writing spellings and that can be used repeatedly if laminated.

By mariedp

Caterpilla Clip Art Pack

Caterpilla Clip Art Pack - 15 pages

By sfy773

Incy Wincy Spider Felt Board Set Digital Pattern Itsy Bitsy Nursery Rhymes

Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the water spout. Down came the rain and washed poor Incy out. Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain. And Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the spout again. The water spout is 31cm x 23.5cm(12 x 9 inches) and the spider is 21cm x 6cm wide (8 x 2.5 inches). This Pattern includes: A complete list of felt and supplies required Full sized patterns – just print and use – no need to enlarge, reduce, trace or duplicate Detailed step-by-step instructions A song card template containing the words to the song ready to print, laminate and use.

By FeltBoardMagic

Bees quiz!

A quiz with answers on bees. great for use alongside studying the decline of British bees and how they are important to our eco-system

By lcampbell66

Minibeasts: Bingo, Snap! and Matching Card Games, Picture cards, Minibeast Names

Minibeasts game resource which contains: - Teacher's Notes - 35 bingo cards labelled Card 1 to Card 35 - 30 different minibeasts call out cards - 36 picture cards for a game of snap - 36 picture cards with name labels which can also be used for snap The pictures are photos of common invertebrates. Preparation: Print onto card paper and laminate the bingo cards. Laminate both sets of picture cards and cut out. 1. Play bingo as a whole class or children play in smaller groups. 2. Play 'Snap!' 3. Matching card game - Student can play with a partner- Lay out, say, 10 sets of matching cards face down on the table - students take turns to turn over a card. If two cards match, he or she keeps the cards. The student with the most matching cards wins. Other uses: Create a minibeasts word wall - reprint the call-out cards and picture cards for a wall display. Opportunities for children to sort minibeasts into categories, i.e. insects, arachnids, myriapods, crustaceans, coelenterates, echinoderms, molluscs and annelids. Aim of the game(s) is to reinforce identification of minibeasts while having fun. List of Minibeasts - ant aphid bee beetle butterfly caterpillar centipede cockroach crab dragonfly earwig firefly fly grasshopper ladybird leech milipede mite mosquito moth octopus praying mantis silverfish slug snail spider wasp weevil woodlouse worm Extra invertebrates on the picture cards: jellyfish, starfish, sea urchin, coral and lobster. File Type: PDF and Word Hope your students have lots of fun playing and learning the names of minibeasts.

By Ro_Milli0110

Unit of Study Using Bugs

A great way to introduce a bug study is to observe a bug either indoors or in the garden.. The world is full of bugs - why do you think that they are important? This unit offers suggestions for books and activities that cover all areas of the curriculum.

By chicadee