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Educational Resources

Illinois Moths and Butterflies

2017 Illinois State Fair milkweed information
2017 Illinois State Fair native plant information
2017 Illinois State Fair Passion for Pollinators information
Biodiversity of Illinois Searchable Index
Butterfly Gardens brochure
ENTICE Workshops Web Page
Illinois Insects and Spiders trunk
Illinois Moths and Butterflies Poster
Illinois' Pollinators trunk
Kids for Conservation® Archive – August 2014, Monarch Mania!
Kids for Conservation® Archive – September 2014, Migration
Kids for Conservation® Archive – December, 2014 Winter Residents
Kids for Conservation® Archive – May 2018, Pollinators
Kids for Conservation® Archive – June 2019, Tiger Swallowtail
Kids for Conservation® Archive – November 2019, Adaptations: Color
Monarch Mania! General Information
Resources Trunks and Field Trip Packs
Wild About Illinois Moths and Butterflies!

Podcasts and Pollinator Videos

Click here and search "Invertebrates."

Habitat Helpers!
Monarch Danaus plexippus on prairie dock Silphium terebinthinaceum
Monarchs Danaus plexippus on purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea
Monarch Mania! Life Cycle
Monarch Mania! Monarchs and Milkweeds
Monarch Mania! Monarch Facts
Monarch Mania! An International Migrant
Monarch Mania! Monarchs at Risk
Monarch Mania! Helping Monarchs
Monarch Mania! Schools and Monarchs
Monarch Mania! Invasive Species and Monarchs
Monarch Mania! Value of Monarchs and Other Pollinators
Tiger Swallowtail
What Am I? Insect I
What Am I? Insect II
What Am I? Insect III

Activity Books

Creatures of the Night (English and Spanish)

Activity book has coloring pages which contain information and activities about nocturnal species. Targeted Grades: K-6. Permission to photocopy these pages is granted for use with students in the classroom.

Illinois' State Symbols (English and Spanish)

Activity book contains coloring pages and facts about the state symbols. Targeted Grades: K-6. Permission to photocopy these pages is granted for use with students in the classroom.

Wings, Stings and Leggy Things (English and Spanish)

Activity book containing information about insects with illustrations to color. Targeted Grades: K-8. Permission to photocopy these pages is granted for use with students in the classroom.