We share our world with so much wildlife and minibeasts are easy to spot.

These lesson plans will get your young learners thinking about the different types of minibeasts, our attitudes to them and the roles they play in the ecosystem.

This lesson focuses upon bees to give an insight into the complexity of insect life and to explore the beneficial effect of bees on humans and the environment.

There is one other lesson in the RSPCA ‘Minibeasts’ series, which you can find here:

• Spiders

Included in this lesson plan:

• Starter activities
• Main activities
• Plenary activities
• Curriculum objectives
• Learning outcomes
• Vocabulary

Find more great resources from the RSPCA at education.rspca.org.uk/education and follow @RSPCA_official on Twitter.

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