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Fact-checked dragonfly printables, a free sample to try first, and a short list of books and kit.
Dragonfly printables
Fact-checked PDFs in A4 and US Letter.
Dragonfly and Damselfly Species Fact Cards
Fact cards for fourteen UK dragonflies and damselflies, from the emperor to the azure damselfly, with a Dragonfly or Damselfly? sorting game and an Isle of Man card
Dragonfly Life Cycle Pack
Egg, larva and adult: sequencing cards, a life cycle wheel, label-the-dragonfly and a pond diary, with an answer key
Dragonfly Spotter’s Pack
A pond spotting checklist, a dragonfly-or-damselfly comparison, an exuvia hunt, a record sheet and a field notebook cover
Dragonfly Activity and Colouring Pack
Colouring pages, draw-a-dragonfly, a maze, word search and spot-the-difference puzzles for ages 4 to 9
Dragonfly Facts Poster Set
Six fact-checked posters, from 30,000-lens eyes and up to 97% hunting success to griffinflies and the hidden life underwater
Dragonfly Quiz and Word Puzzles Pack
A crossword, code breaker, fill-the-gap facts, true or false, myth busters and a 20-question quiz, with answer keys
Best valueThe Complete Dragonfly Printables Bundle
All six packs plus a guide, A4 and US Letter, in one download.
Free sample
A free 6-page dragonfly printables sample (PDF). Pick your paper size:
Books and kit
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Books
- Dragonfly field guidesFor telling a darter from a chaser, and one blue damselfly from another.
- Pond life books for childrenLarvae, snails, tadpoles and the rest of the pond crowd.
- Insect books for childrenLook for ones written with naturalists or scientists.
Looking closer
- Children’s binocularsFor watching hawkers patrol a pond from the bank.
- A magnifying glassFor looking at an exuvia up close.
- Insect colouring booksEmerald, azure, golden-ringed: plenty of colours to choose from.
For drawing and recording
- Nature journalsSomewhere to note what you saw, where and when.
- Coloured pencilsFor field sketches.