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Marvellous Minibeasts Activity Sheet!

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💡 Be a kind minibeast detective! Complete the activities — do one, two, or all four.

🔍 Activity 1 · Minibeast hunt tally

Explore outside (or by a window). Write how many of each minibeast you can spot. Remember: gentle hands, look don't squash, put everything back!

🐞Ladybird

🐝Bee

🦋Butterfly

🐜Ant

🕷️Spider

🐌Snail

🪱Worm

🐛Something else

Which minibeast did you find the most?

🦵 Activity 2 · Count the legs

Insects have 6 legs. Spiders have 8 legs! Write how many legs each one has.

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Ladybird

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Spider

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Ant

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Bee

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Butterfly

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Worm

🦋 Activity 3 · Butterfly life cycle

Put the four stages in order (write 1–4 in the box) and label each one.

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🦋

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🏨 Activity 4 · Design a bug hotel

Draw a cosy home for minibeasts. What will you use to build it?

My bug hotel is made from:

🧠 Quick Quiz

1How many legs does an insect have?

2How many legs does a spider have?

3What is a baby butterfly called before it flies?

4Which minibeast makes the soil healthy?

5Why should we never squash a minibeast?

Answers — Legs: ladybird 6, spider 8, ant 6, bee 6, butterfly 6, worm 0 (no legs!). Life cycle: 🥚 Egg (1) → 🐛 Caterpillar (2) → 🛡️ Chrysalis (3) → 🦋 Butterfly (4). Quiz: 1) 6 2) 8 3) A caterpillar 4) The earthworm 5) They matter & feel things — be kind.