A scientist helps two kids catch bugs in a beautiful field of wildflowers.

Kids and Bugs Go Together Naturally

Teachers and entomologists have developed entomology lesson plans and activities to help teach about ecology, evolution, and other topics central to biology. But those lesson plans are scattered far and wide across the web. The Lesson Hive collects insect lessons and organizes them by NGSS standards, K-12 Grades, and other criteria.

Cover image of a blue butterfly

Welcome educators and entomologists!

We hope both communities will join together for co-learning to help everyone teach with bugs!

Blue butterfly

Who Are We?

This website is a project of the Entomological Society of America Education and Outreach Committee

brown flying bee; Photo by Lukas

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I wanted to know the name of every stone and flower and insect and bird and beast.
I wanted to know where it got its color, where it got its life –
but there was no one to tell me.

-George Washington Carver