Insects & Minibeasts

Bugs, life cycles and the tiny creatures underfoot — 22 skills across 6 years. Every skill below shows what it builds on and how to tell your child has it.

Science22 skillsages 5–11

Grouped by the age children typically start each skill. Ages are typical, not deadlines — follow your child’s pace.

Around age 5

Caring for minibeastsages 5–7 Caterpillar to butterflyages 5–7 Common minibeasts: naming and recognisingages 5–7 How minibeasts moveages 5–7 Minibeast Habitatsages 5–7 Minibeasts in the food chainages 5–7 What is a minibeast?ages 5–7

Around age 7

Bees and pollinationages 7–9 Camouflage, warning colours, and mimicryages 7–9 Incredible insects: record-breakersages 7–9 Insect life cycles: complete metamorphosisages 7–9 Not all minibeasts are insectsages 7–9 Social insects: ants and beesages 7–9 Sorting and Identifying Minibeastsages 7–9AC ✓ The insect body planages 7–9

Around age 9

Insect Adaptationsages 9–11 Insect anatomy in depthages 9–11 Insect communication and behaviourages 9–11 Insects in ecosystemsages 9–11AC ✓ The most successful animals on Earthages 9–11 Threats to insects and conservationages 9–11 Types of Metamorphosisages 9–11

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