Curated OER
Caterpillar Habit
Young scholars watch a caterpillar change and become a butterfly. In this lesson about the life cycle of a caterpillar and a butterfly, students prepare and maintain the habitat of the caterpillar. Young scholars observe the stages of...
Scholastic
We Are Moving on Up
Celebrate your class's achievements with this collection of reflective, rewarding activities. In a lesson plan designed to help your pupils transition to the next grade, students take part in up 13 activities that celebrate the...
Curated OER
The Caterpillar
For this poetry worksheet, students read the poem "The Caterpillar," color the picture, underline the rhyming words and then write the rhyming words on pages two through six.
Curated OER
Eyewitness Insect Video Quiz
In this insect learning exercise, students answer 12 multiple choice questions after watching a video about insects. Topics include structures of insects, characteristics of insects, termites, crickets and beetles and the process of...
Curated OER
Homeschooling Chronicles - Insects
The world of bugs may be small, but they can have a big impact on the lives of nature explorers like my children.
Curated OER
What's Happening to Our Caterpillars?
Seventh graders participate in a activity making observations of caterpillars. They identify different changes in the life cycle of a caterpillar and also understand the final result of the life cycle ending.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Butterfly Wings: More Than Meets the Eye
Learn about the camouflage that butterflies use both in their chrysalis and adult stages to avoid being eaten by predators.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Butterfly, Butterfly: Teaching Vocabulary
This 2-day lesson engages students in determining and clarifying the meanings of unknown words and phrases found in Jenny Feely's nonfiction book, Butterfly. Students will exemplify their learning of new vocabulary by labeling what they...
PBS
Pbs Critter Guide: Butterfly
Can you name the four parts of the life cycle of the butterfly? This site features a brief but detailed description of the life cycle of a butterfly and some other fun facts about this interesting insect.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Cool Science for Kids: Butterflies Come From?
Hands-on activity for investigating the life stages of a butterfly.
Other
Fermilab Flora and Fauna Virtual Exhibit: The Monarch Butterfly and Milkweed
This site traces the life cycle of the monarch butterfly and contains links for more in depth study of the terms presented.
Other
Vida: Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly
Use these images to study the monarch butterfly's life cycle.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Monarch Butterfly: Journey North: Monarch Migration Update
Read and learn about monarch butterfly sightings and migration, and what those can tell about the species.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Metamorphosis
A very simple, interactive, and informative explanation of things students can do to learn more about butterflies. Elementary appropriate.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Life Cycle of a Butterfly
This lesson uses Smart Response technology to review concepts learned at the end of a science unit involving the Life Cycle of a Butterfly. The lesson can easily be adapted to fit the needs of more advanced or slower learners in the...
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Monarchs & Migration
Read all about monarch butterflies and their migrations. Find out what teachers, students, and families across America are saying and doing about monarch butterflies.
Ed Koday
Koday's Kids Amazing Insects: Monarch
Learn all about the Monarch butterfly with this interesting fact page and pictures.