Our collection of educational resources relating to insects and entomology from the Royal Entomological Society, Insect Week partners and other sources.

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  • #wasplove game

    Build a wasp nest, grow your colony and see if you make it through the year.

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Activities sheet
    • Website

  • 3 Minute Bioblitz with The Bug Farm

    What insects can Sarah find in 3 minutes?…

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Video

  • Action for Insects School Guide

    Action for Insects has been created to help these special creatures.

    • 0-5 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Activities sheet
    • Factsheet
    • Lesson Plan

  • air bee n’ bee – solitary bee resources

    focussing on the plight of solitary bees in the UK…

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Activities sheet
    • Factsheet

  • American Museum of Natural History Zoology activites

    Activities from the American Museum of Natural History.

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Butterflies and moths
    • 0-5 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Activities sheet
    • Book
    • Factsheet

  • Association of Animal Behaviour learning resources

    Free resources about animal behaviour…

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Activities sheet
    • Lesson Plan

  • BAS Spider Factsheets

    Information about some of Britain's commonest spiders…

    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Factsheet

  • BBSRC teaching resources

    Teaching resources from the BBSRC…

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Activities sheet

  • Bees in the curriculum

    Children are fascinated by Honey Bees. The British Beekeepers Association seeks to build on that fascination and encourage young people to learn more about the world of the Honey Bee.

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Activities sheet
    • Factsheet
    • Lesson Plan

  • Beetle gallery

    Explore the ‘Planet of the Beetles’, which have lived on Earth since long before the age of the dinosaur. Over 370,000 known species in total, see some of the most well known.

    • Beetles
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Factsheet