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Title:
| Animals: Ladybugs |
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Description:
| These sites are about the life cycle, anatomy, and habitat of ladybugs, also called ladybird beetles. There are several activity ideas, handouts, photographs, and interactive games. |
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Grade Level:
| 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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Resource Links:
| Bug Gallery
View pictures of different species of ladybugs.
Ask Earl: Spots
The article is about the number of spots on ladybugs.
Enchanted Learning
This site explains the anatomy, habitat, and life cycle of ladybugs. Includes hands-on craft ideas. NOTE: This site includes ads.
Insectary
View photographs showing the different stages of a ladybug's life cycle.
Ladybug Writing Paper
Have students write stories about ladybugs with this themed, lined writing paper.
Coloring Page
Follow the instructions to print these 11 coloring pages. NOTE: The site includes ads.
Interactive Activity
In this online game, the object is to drag the ladybug over the aphids to save the rose. Fun for the SMARTboard.
State Bug
This animated story explains how one second-grade class petitioned their state legislature and got a bill passed that made the ladybug the official state bug of Massachusetts.
Fact Monster
Read this encyclopedia entry on ladybugs. NOTE: This site includes ads.
Build a Bug
Play this online interactive game and learn the parts of a ladybug's body. This game illustrates the difference between the anatomy of ladybugs and other bugs. NOTE: This site requires Shockwave. NOTE: This site includes ads.
The Bug Review: Aphids
Read about aphids, a type of insect that ladybugs eat.
The Curious Ladybug
This is a simple story about a ladybug who gets trapped inside a house.
Ask Earl: Ladybugs Name
Read this short article to find out how ladybugs get their name.
Lady Beetles
Also known as lady beetles, learn more about ladybugs found in Kentucky. The reading level is more advanced for this site, but the information and photographs are useful and can be modified by the teacher.
Ladybugs: Science Fair
This site includes ladybug information that could be useful in a science fair project.
eThemes Resource: Animals: Insects
Explore these websites about insects and their relatives. Included are picture galleries of different types of insects, insect themed activities and games, and insect recipes. There are also online videos, audio clips, and quizzes. Included are eThemes resources on ants, bees, ladybugs, butterflies, silkworms, and grasshoppers.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10, 2.3, 1, 3, 4, 6, 3
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