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Bugs    

Helping Bugs at school

It never ceases to amaze us how excited children can get when they go on a bug hunt somewhere as familiar as their own school garden. It's easy to pass by the hidden nooks-and-crannies, but when we take a peak there's an incredible secret zoo just waiting to be discovered! Just think, there are more organisms in a teaspoon of soil than there are humans on earth!
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However, even in the most wildlife-friendly gardens, it can be difficult to find these mini-creatures as they are so well hidden. Therefore we need to create as many easy-to-explore habitats as possible. While the key to success is making an area as wild as it can be, we like to do this in as neat a way as possible. The purpose of the following actions is not just to give the bugs a home, but to also create a resource; these will be your ‘go-to’ sites to pick out bugs – like libraries, but with bugs instead of books! There's no end to the wonderful things you will discover living in your new bug habitats:

Select an activity:

Bug Houses
Log Piles
Bug Doors
Leaf Piles
No Spray School

Free Resources:

  • Bug Bingo Game
  • Bug Bingo Game as Gaeilge
  • Match the Bug to the Name Worksheets
  • Name that Bug Worksheets
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