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🐞 Caring for Minibeasts

Little bugs need our kindness too. Learn how to be gentle with minibeasts and make a cosy home for them in the garden.

lessons

~15 min

to learn

🔬 Science

subject

Ages 6–12

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What you’ll learn

Little Creatures Need CareUnderstand that minibeasts are living creatures that need food, water, and a safe home.Minibeasts are tiny living creatures like ladybirds, worms, snails, and bees. Even though they are small, they are alive and need looking after. Just like us, they need food to eat, water to drink, and a safe place to hide and rest.
Making a Minibeast HomeLearn simple ways to make homes for minibeasts, like bug hotels, log piles, and flowers.We can make homes for minibeasts by building a bug hotel from sticks and wood, leaving a pile of damp logs for woodlice and beetles, and planting bright flowers so bees and butterflies can find nectar. These little homes give minibeasts food and safe places to hide.
Being Kind and GentlePractise being gentle with minibeasts and putting them back where they were found.Minibeasts are small and delicate, so we must always be gentle. We can let them crawl onto a leaf instead of squeezing them, move slowly and softly, and always put them back where we found them. Being kind keeps our tiny friends safe.

Questions this course answers

Are minibeasts living creatures?

Minibeasts are tiny living creatures, so we should be kind and gentle with them.

What do minibeasts need to live?

Like us, minibeasts need food to eat, water to drink, and a safe place to rest.

What is a bug hotel?

A bug hotel is a cosy little home made from sticks, leaves, and wood where minibeasts can hide.

How can we help bees find food?

Bright flowers give bees sweet nectar, so planting them helps bees find their food.

What is the kind way to look at a minibeast?

Minibeasts are delicate, so we let them crawl onto a leaf instead of squeezing them.

After watching a minibeast, what should you do?

You should put it back where you found it, because that is its home with food and hiding places.

Grounded in trusted sources

Nat Geo Kids
RSPB
BBC Bitesize

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