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Handout
Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Insect: Monarch Butterfly

For Students 3rd - 5th
Some facts about the monarch butterfly, which is the state insect of Texas.
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Website
Other

The Florida Monarch Butterfly Website

For Students 9th - 10th
This inclusive site, contains information on how to tell a male from a female Monarch butterfly, great pictures of the Monarch life cycle, and links to other butterfly sites.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Butterfly Stages of Life

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can me used to introduce or review the life cycle of a butterfly. Students will place the words and pictures in proper order as well as write down observations. This chart works well if...
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Activity
Other

Springboard Magazine: The Circle of Life

For Students 3rd - 5th
A brief explanation of life cycle is provided along with pictoral respresentations of three different examples of life cycles (apple tree, butterfly and frog). The term metamorphosis is introduced and the resouce has an interactive...
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Zebra Longwing Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection of information about the zebra longwing butterfly, ranging from its characteristics to life cycle, diet, habitat, behavior, and range.
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Pine White Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the characteristics, life cycle, behavior, diet, range, and habitat of the pine white butterfly.
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail when you visit this resource. The content of this site includes a look at this species' characteristics, range, habitat, food, and more.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Life Cycle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Insect rhymes, crafts, coloring printouts, and quizzes are collected by Enchanted Learning. Color pictures, diagrams, and charts are included.
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Handout
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Animals 2: Insects and Spiders

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This teacher's guide focuses on the smaller animals that inhabit our world: insects and spiders. These fascinating creatures provide young children many hands-on opportunities to learn about the diversity of living things, how living...
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Activity
Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Journey North Cluster

For Students 3rd - 5th
An elementary resource to learn about butterflies and their migration with links to a wide variety of activities.
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Activity
Middle School Science

Painted Lady Journal Entries

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lab experiment site, you will observe the complete metamorphosis of a Painted Lady Butterfly, identify the four stages of complete metamorphosis, and understand the difference between incomplete and complete metamorphosis.
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Curated OER

Zebra Longwing Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection of information about the zebra longwing butterfly, ranging from its characteristics to life cycle, diet, habitat, behavior, and range.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Zebra Longwing Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection of information about the zebra longwing butterfly, ranging from its characteristics to life cycle, diet, habitat, behavior, and range.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Zebra Longwing Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection of information about the zebra longwing butterfly, ranging from its characteristics to life cycle, diet, habitat, behavior, and range.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Zebra Longwing Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection of information about the zebra longwing butterfly, ranging from its characteristics to life cycle, diet, habitat, behavior, and range.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Pine White Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the characteristics, life cycle, behavior, diet, range, and habitat of the pine white butterfly.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Pine White Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the characteristics, life cycle, behavior, diet, range, and habitat of the pine white butterfly.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Pollination Parties

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This instructional activity helps students understand the concept of pollination. Objectives, materials, procedures, adaptations, discussion questions, evaluation, extensions, suggested readings, links, vocabulary, and academic standards...
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Monarch

For Students 9th - 10th
The Monarch butterfly is widely studied by students when they learn about insect life cycles. Basic information about the Monarch and threats to its survival are described here. There are also pictures showing the Monarch in various...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

For Students 3rd - 5th
This diagram shows the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly.
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Activity
Other

Alphabet soup.com: Insects and Spiders

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An extensive list of activities, songs, poems, and fingerplays are listed by alphabet-soup.com. Additional recipes, art projects, and literature connections are also included.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: French Theme Page

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn the French of everyday objects using these "Label Me" printouts for everything from colors to clothes, from the life cycle of a butterfly to the rooms in a house.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Nature Works: Monarch Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Check out this educational resource to learn more about the monarch butterfly. This site features information ranging from life cycle, range, habitat, behavior, characteristics and diet.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Nature Works: Monarch Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Check out this educational resource to learn more about the monarch butterfly. This site features information ranging from life cycle, range, habitat, behavior, characteristics and diet.