Created for Book Week 2025
Celebrate One Little Dung Beetle by Rhian Williams with this cross-curricular activity pack, designed to ignite curiosity, creativity and critical thinking in early years and primary classrooms.
This pack includes a mix of craft, writing and maths activities inspired by the fascinating world of beetles. Perfect for planning a whole-day experience or weaving into your Book Week plans!
What's Included:
Beetle 3D Craft
Create a 3D beetle craft featuring bold wings and a bright green leaf base.
Open-Ended & Guided Writing Templates
Story response pages with flexible prompts
Dung Beetle Research Report – record facts and illustrations about beetles
Beetle Poem – use word banks and sentence starters to write a beetle-inspired poem
A Beetle’s Point of View – describe a day in the life of a beetle through words and drawings
Differentiated Maths Activities
Beetle Subtraction – count, subtract and write number sentences using beetle illustrations
Beetle Voting – collect class data and create tally charts and graphs
Favourite Beetle – survey classmates to find the most popular beetle and represent results
Who’s on the Leaf? – addition problems exploring combinations of beetles by colour
Want it all?
Grab the matching One Little Dung Beetle slide deck to bring the story to life on your IWB. Includes writing prompts and maths tasks (linked to the worksheets), as well as additional design prompts.
Hive Members Bonus
Enjoy exclusive artwork and themed slide backgrounds to level-up your Book Week experience!