Backyard Games
Name That Insect!
Name That Insect 2!
Insect Facts
100

A playground game involving two or more players' chasing other players in an attempt to "tag" and mark them out of play, usually by touching with a hand.

What is tag/ freeze tag?

100
I am around ¼ of an inch long and am yellow, orange or red with black spots on my wing covers.
What is a ladybug?
100
I live in hills, logs or the cracks of sidewalks and have jaws that open sideways.
What is a ant?
200

A popular children's game in which at least two players (usually at least three) conceal themselves in a set environment, to be found by one or more seeker.

What is hide and seek?
200
I am the most common of flies and am inactive at night.
What is a house fly?
200
I am a social insect who lives in hives and produces a tasty sticky substance.
What is a honey bee?
300

This game involves two teams tossing bean bags onto a slanted platform board.

What is the cornhole?

300
I am found near water sources and the female of my kind like to bite humans.
What is a mosquito?
300
I eat only plants and I can hop, walk and even fly great distances.
What is a grasshopper?
400

This game is played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players each on a large field having four bases that mark the course a runner must take to score.

What is baseball?
400
I migrate great distances in the winter, my wings are orange and yellow, and I have four stages in my development.
What is a monarch butterfly?
400
I am very aggressive and build paper nests, stay away from my stinger!
What is a wasp?
500

A racquet sport played using lightweight racquets to hit a birdie across a net.

What is badminton?
500
I look like a twig, eat stems and plants only at night, and have three stages in my development.
What is a walking stick?
500
I live in warm climates, eat other insects, and have a triangular shaped head.
What is a praying mantis?
500

When we difined an insect, we said that it belonged to this class.

What is an Anthropod?

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