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Where do Butterflies Come From?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
After tapping into their memories or experiences of baby animals, viewers delve into the insect life cycle of a butterfly and the amphibian life cycle of a frog. When exploring life cycles, show this presentation to your elementary life...
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The Caterpillar or Larva

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
The larval stage of the butterfly life cycle is quite exciting. Start a discussion about the specially designed body parts unique to caterpillars. After examining images of caterpillars, learners use plastic soda bottles, string, and...
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Butterfly Life Cycle

For Teachers K
Students observe and identify the changes that occur in the life cycle of a butterfly. They view photos of each stage of the life cycle, create an art project of the butterfly cycle, and illustrate a book titled "The Life of a Butterfly."
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All About the Human Life Cycle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this life cycle worksheet, students read about the butterfly life cycle and draw pictures about it. Students draw 2 pictures and answer 2 short answer questions about the life cycle.
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Butterfly Life Cycle

For Teachers K
Students describe and state the four stages of the life cycle of a butterfly. In this life cycle lesson plan, students copy words and pictures from the life cycle and then identify each stage.
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Life Cycles: A Never-Ending Story

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders describe the sequence of events in the life cycles of a butterfly, frog, and a deer. They observe the differences and similarities of parents and babies. They also discover that at different stages the animals can be...
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Butterfly Life Cycle

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this life science worksheet, students draw a picture of each stage of the butterfly life cycle. They fill in four squares of a chart with the picture of a butterfly egg, larva or caterpillar, pupa or chrysalis, and a butterfly.
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Life Cycle of a Butterfly

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students illustrate a life cycle. In this butterfly instructional activity, students watch the video The Very Hungry Caterpillar and discuss the life cycle of a butterfly. Students illustrate the stages.
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Butterfly Life Cycle

For Teachers K
Students read books about animals and describe their structures, how they grow and change, and their life cycles. In this animals lesson plan, students also make animals out of pasta.
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Life Cycles

For Teachers 2nd
Using computers, Students work in small groups and progress through the roles of Explorer, Researcher, Designer, and Evaluator as they study the life cycle of plants, insects, butterflies and frogs.
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Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers K
Students explore the life cycle of a butterfly. In this life cycle lesson plan, students read the book the Very Hungry Caterpillar. Students use this book throughout the year to create a year round bulletin board showing the stages of...
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Arthropod Life Cycle

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this arthropod life cycle worksheet, students will use a diagram showing the 4 stages of butterfly metamorphosis to complete a table describing each of the stages.
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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners complete lessons on a butterfly life cycle, moon phases, hot water, and shadows. In this science lesson plan, students complete activities where they read books, look at demonstrations, and complete experiments.
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Life Cycle of Butterflies

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify ways plants and animals make changes related to the seasons, specifically focusing on the life cycle of butterflies.
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Metamorphosis Magic

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students make different motions for each stage in the butterfly life cycle and plant a garden. In this butterfly life cycle lesson plan, students can take the mini gardens home and discuss how butterflies help gardens.
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Metamorphosis Magic

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students play rock-paper-scissors and create a play to demonstrate the butterfly life cycle. In this butterfly life cycle lesson plan, students also plant a butterfly garden with plants that attract butterflies.
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Bug Work

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the life cycles of insects and how they interact with each other in the prairie to create a healthy ecosystem and viable food chain. They list animals or insects in their own community that are similar to the prairie...
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Life Cycle of a Butterfly/ Moth

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the life cycle of butterflies, illustrate the life cycle of the butterfly, and compare the researched facts to stories written by Eric Carle about caterpillars and butterflies.
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Butterfly Life Cycle...

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this butterfly worksheet, learners study a picture of a butterfly and label the picture with the different stages of the life cycle of a butterfly.
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Photographs of Life Cycle of a Butterfly

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this science worksheet, students look at the large color photographs and read simple captions which show the life cycle of a butterfly.
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Butterflies: Fly into Science

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Engage young learners with these great interdisciplinary lesson ideas for teaching about butterflies!
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Can't Wait - Gotta Migrate:The Monarch Butterfly

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the migratory behavior of the monarch butterfly and to carefully develop a scientific method for answering one question concerning their behavior. They perform many meaningful tasks which help them explain the Monarch...
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Reading Adventure Pack: What's Next? The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Parents Pre-K - K Standards
A series of hands-on activities follows a reading of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Learners create a paper collage to explore the beginning, middle, and end of days of the week, numbers, and more. They grow a butterfly...
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Butterflies are beautiful

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore butterflies. They discuss the types of butterflies that are found in Indiana. Students learn what kind of plants are needed to start a butterfly garden. They study the four life stages of a butterfly.