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If you have young children, I am sure you have seen at least one Eric Carle book. The illustrations are brightly colored and very distinguishable. We love them so much that I created Bug & Insect Units around some of them. It is fun and engaging to teach bugs and insects using Eric Carle books! Teach Bugs and Insects Using Eric Carle Books: 1.  Learn about what makes an insect and insect.  Label a free diagram and make a fun craft in this general bug/insect mini unit.  This includes many great website and book resources for any bug/insect unity study. 2. Did you know there are over 5,000 species of ladybugs?  We didn’t until we read this book and dug more into the world of ladybugs.  Read , watch a life cycle video, create a fun lapbook, make a cute edible treat and more in this ladybug unti study. 3. In this bug/insect unit about spiders you will read .  Then your child will learn spider facts, complete a spider lapbook, learn a fun song, and more! 4. In this bug/insect unit you willread .  Your child will learn about crickets and how they are different from grasshoppers. 5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar While I have not finished the Hungry Caterpillar specific unit study (It will be COMING SOON) I do have a fun mini-unit on the .  As well as an article about visiting a Butterfly Garden to enhance your study (also COMING SOON). 6. The Honeybee and the Robber is a fun moving/picture book about a honeybee and the bear who tried to rob the hive. I created this fun  unit study to go along with it.  This includes a fun science video for kids, a lapbook, labeling activities and more! Check out what other iHomeschool Network bloggers are sharing for