Minibeasts | Free Early Learning Resources for Teachers

A collection of early years lesson plans and ideas relating to insects and minibeasts. If you have a lesson plan or activity that has worked well in your early years setting and you would like to share it with other practitioners then please get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.

Francis the Firefly Story Plans

A guide to how this book can be used as part of a ‘people who help us’ theme.

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MTP: Minibeasts

EYFS minibeast based medium term plans. Submitted by Elizabeth Docherty.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Plan)

A detailed lesson plan that will help learners re-tell a story. This resource was created by Kate Medhurst.

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Topic Plans: Animals & Minibeasts

Animal & Mini-beast topic web (CLL, PSED, KUW, CD medium term plans).

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