Teaching Integrated Pest Management in the Classroom—K-12 IPM Education

NEW! Free learning modules -- Pest Defense for Healthy Schools (formerly StopSchoolPests). Pests can be more than a distraction--they can cause asthma, bites or stings. Learn to recognize, respond and prevent pests to keep students (and teachers!) healthy and focused.

What is IPM? Least-risk critter control. Click here to find out more!

Why teach about pests and pesticides?

• Teaching IPM in the Classroom [PDF]
• IPM Literacy Plan Strategies for improving IPM literacy. Developed by the NE School IPM Working Group, 2012 [PDF]
• What do Teachers Think about Teaching IPM? 2009/2013 Survey Results [PDF]

Many of the curricula below are aligned with Maine and National Standards for K-1, 2-3, 4-5, and 7-8, and with Connecticut for K-1, 2-3 and 4-5 [all PDFs].

 

Do you know any IPM Curriculum Resources not listed here?  Contact Kathy Murray to add it to our website.

[Photos, top L-R: Kathy Murray and Patty Armstrong, Serena Sandborn, Ask.com. bottom L-R: Milton Tignor, Badger.uvm.edu; John D. Byrd, Bugwood.org; Brian Lockhart, Bugwood.org.