It's time to learn more about the amazing new features of our Bug Hotel... 16 individual ‘bug pods’

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During development, we gained invaluable input and information from educational experts, teachers and bug specialistswho opened our eyes to many new ideas. Each bottle must be cleaned carefully with their label removed and mouth cut off to ensure children can fill their bottles with the correct resources for mini-beast habitat.Kids who love creepy critters can turn their fascination with insects into a hobby with the Bug Playground. Collect cool bugs, then observe them on their own tiny playground: Go on a bug-collecting adventure, then bring your critters inside to watch them navigate the mini play structures as you learn about nature I have observed living things in the environment over time and am becoming aware of how they depend on each other Once their pods are full and the insects have moved in, children are able to investigate, observe and identify what is living in their hotel through the clear pod.

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This primary resource gives children an opportunity to make a bug hotel for their garden — a great way to encourage pupils to get creative and explore the world around them. I have the opportunity to choose and explore a range of media and technologies to create images and objects, discovering their effects and suitability for specific tasks. We can also provide the Bug Hotel without the polycarbonatetubes giving schools an alternative option. Instead of the tubes, you can encouragechildren to collect plastic bottles and use them as a home for creepy crawlies.

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This Science primary resource assists with teaching the following Key Stage 1 Science (Year 1) objectives from the National Curriculum: Includes 18 pieces for STEM learning fun: 15-piece Playground with Air Holes, including a climbing wall, pool, crawling tube, curly slide, and jungle gym; bug catcher; instructions; and illustrated science activity booklet This activitygives children the responsibilityto carefully remove and return their pods while looking after the insects inside furtherdeveloping their PSEDand understanding of the world. Bug expert, David George Gordon, leads the way in the illustrated color booklet filled with facts and activities. Budding entomologists will learn facts about arthropods, exoskeletons, metamorphosis, camouflage, how bugs breathe, and more. The booklet also includes helpful tips on which bugs make well-behaved pals and which feisty and pesty bugs to avoid collecting, plus suggestions for keeping your bugs comfortable, well-fed, and happy—and even how to deal with fights.

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gathering, recording, classifying and presenting data in a variety of ways to help in answering questions Our Bug Hotel contains a large planting area on the roof to createa pollinator friendly environment for bees and other insects. develop understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through different types of science enquiries that help them to answer scientific questions about the world around them

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With a lovely Bird Feeding Table situated on top of the Bug Hotel, children can enjoy observing wild birds to develop their understanding of these magnificent animalsfrom the Aves Class of species. to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space

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There is a handy Clipboard Shelf on the side of the Bug Hotel so children can easily access paper and worksheets to write down their findings.

Children can plant a selection of seeds and watch as their plants and flowers begin to grow... a fantastic way to introduce children to the plant lifecycle. Children will have to independently select and use the right equipment before returning the items to the correct location leaving the area neat and tidy for the next class or group of children to use. Pupils should use the local environment throughout the year to raise and answer questions that help them to identify and study plants and animals in their habitat. They should identify how the habitat changes throughout the year.