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Teaching Integrated Pest Management in the Classroom—Elementary School Curriculum
Elementary School Lessons by Subject:
Pennsylvania Elementary IPM Curricula
Additional Lessons and Teaching Resources
Click here to view Maine and New England alignments for some IPM lessons.
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Selected Lessons: Grades K-1
- What is IPM?
lesson - Sharing the Planet
lesson puzzle - CAUTION: Chemicals
lesson - People Need Plants
lesson cards handout - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
lesson bingo board game cards
The above lessons are also aligned with the New England Common Core and National Science Standards.
Selected Lessons: Grades 2-3
- Nibble, Sip and Grind
lesson cards handout alignment - Pushy Plants
lesson cards gameboard overhead alignment - Nature’s Bug Zappers
lesson cards handout overhead alignment - Bug Busters
lesson overhead1 overhead2 handout1 alignment - There’s a Wiser Way
lesson IPMsong alignment
The above lessons are also aligned with the New England Common Core and National Science Standards.
Selected Lessons: Grades 4-5
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- Everybody is Somebody’s Lunch
lesson overhead handout1 answerkey1 handout2 answerkey2 cards1 cards2 alignment - Extreme Makeover
lesson handout answerkey assessment cards alignment - Presto Chango
lesson handout1 answerkey1 handout2 handout3 answerkey3 alignment - A Pest by Any Other Name
lesson handout1 handout2 handout3 assessment cards alignment - DDT - Doing Deadly Things
lesson handout1 handout2 handout3 handout4 cards assessment1 assessment2 alignment
The above lessons are also aligned with the New England Common Core and National Science Standards.
Pennsylvania Elementary IPM Curricula
The following selected lessons are from Pennsylvania State University:
Visit Pennsylvania State IPM Elementary Lesson Website
Texas Cooperative Extension Elementary Insect Curriculum
The following lessons are from Texas Cooperative Extension, part of the Texas A&M University System:
- Adaptations of Insects
teacher booklet student booklet tests test keys - Check Yourself for Ticks
teacher booklet student booklet - Creepy Crawly Cockroaches
teacher booklet student booklet evaluations - Fleas Among Us
teacher booklet student booklet pre-test post-test crossword crossword key placemat - Good Bugs and Bad Bugs
teacher booklet student booklet evaluation 1 evaluation 2 evaluation 3 evaluation 4 crossword crossword key placemat - Mosquitoes The Deadly Pest
teacher booklet student booklet tests crossword crossword key placemat - Spiders, Spooky or Cool?
teacher booklet student booklet pre-test post-test test key placemat certificate - What's The Buzz About Bees?
teacher booklet student booklet tests fact sheet word find crossword
[Photo: (apples) Jerry A Payne, Bugwood.org]