Food
Carnivore
Yellow jackets eat insects, nectar and fruit.
Meat eater
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Yellow Jacket Facts for Kids: Y Is for Yellow Jacket
Yellow jackets are wasps with yellow and black stripes. They build paper nests by chewing up bits of wood. Here are easy yellow jacket facts for kids: what yellow jackets eat, how big they grow, what a baby yellow jacket is called and where yellow jackets live. Read them out loud, try the quiz, then color the letter Y.
Insecttype
Carnivorediet
Larvababy name
Fun facts
Fun Facts About Yellow jackets
Two more true facts about the yellow jacket that kids love. Tap the button to hear the name, then read each fact together.
Yy
Say “Yellow Jacket”
Yellow Jacket starts with the letter Y. Clap once for each part of the word as you say it.
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Did you know?
Yellow jackets build paper nests.
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One more fact
Unlike honeybees, they can sting many times.
Act it outMove like a yellow jacket for ten seconds.
Spot the letterFind the letter Y in “Yellow Jacket”.
Ask a questionWhat would a yellow jacket eat for breakfast?
Quick facts
Yellow Jacket Facts at a Glance
Everything a curious kid wants to know about the yellow jacket, in eight short cards.
Size
How big?
A yellow jacket is about 1 to 1.6 cm long.
Body sizeLife
How long?
Yellow jackets live for weeks for workers, up to a year for queens.
LifespanBaby
Larva
A baby yellow jacket is called a larva.
Baby nameGroup
Nest
A group of yellow jackets is called a nest.
Group nameHabitat
Gardens
Yellow jackets are found in Northern Hemisphere.
Where they liveAnimal type
Insect
Yellow jackets are wasps with yellow and black stripes. They build paper nests by chewing up bits of wood.
Yellow Jacket is an insectLetter
Y is for yellow jacket
Yellow Jacket has 12 letters and starts with Y.
Say: Yellow Jacket
Quick quiz
Yellow Jacket Quiz for Kids
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
Question 1
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Free printable
Yellow Jacket Coloring Page: Letter Y Worksheet
Done reading about the yellow jacket? Print the free letter Y sheet, say “Y is for yellow jacket” together and color the big letters. Great for circle time, morning work or a quiet afternoon at home.
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Print at home or schoolFits US Letter and A4 paper
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Color and traceBig letters and dotted tracing lines
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Questions
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Yellow Jacket Questions Kids Ask
Yellow jackets eat insects, nectar and fruit. That makes the yellow jacket a carnivore, which means it is a meat eater.
A yellow jacket is about 1 to 1.6 cm long.
Yellow jackets live for weeks for workers, up to a year for queens.
A baby yellow jacket is called a larva.
A group of yellow jackets is called a nest.
Yellow jackets live in Northern Hemisphere. Their favorite habitat is: gardens.
Yes. The yellow jacket is an insect. Yellow jackets are wasps with yellow and black stripes. They build paper nests by chewing up bits of wood.
Yellow Jacket starts with the letter Y. Say it slowly and listen for the Y sound at the start.
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All Y animals
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