Kindergarteners practice new words through listening to and reading the science book Butterfly by Jenny Feely. The teacher will first choose words that are essential for understanding the text. Then, using pictures in the text,...

Students explore the life cycle of a butterfly. In this life cycle lesson, 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 the...

In this life science learning exercise, students examine the 4 stages of the butterfly's life cycle and color in the black line pictures. They read the difference between symmetrical and asymmetrical objects before they complete...

Are your scholars interested in bugs? Get future entomologists excited about vocabulary through Joanne Oppenheim's colorful book Have You Seen Bugs? They use the informational text (although this strategy is useful for any book) to...

Pupils 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.

This PowerPoint includes illustrations and explanations of each of the 4 stages in the life of a butterfly. The text provides appropriate reading material for students to practice nonfiction reading comprehension strategies. The text is...

Learners study the Monarch Butterfly life cycle. For this Monarch Butterfly lesson, students examine what happens prior to a caterpillar hatching, how often it sheds its skin, and what the caterpillar goes through when it is...

In this biology worksheet, students select twenty-five terms relating to insects to complete their bingo card as listed on the sheet. Then they match each name or family with its correct description.

Students observe and write about butterflies. In this life cycle instructional activity, students listen to the story The Life of a Butterfly by Robin Bernard and watch a YouTube video of a butterfly coming out of his chrysalis....

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.

Pupils begin their study of insect life cycles by listening to a read aloud of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar. They learn the vocabulary of metamorphosis including egg, larva, pupa, chrysalis, and adult. They observe actual...

In this science and reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 1 page detailed passage about butterflies. Students then answer 7 questions.

Writers are asked to examine four sentences that contain details and craft a topic sentence for a paragraph that encapsulates the main idea.

Third graders access prior knowledge of the monarch butterfly and discuss what they would like to know.  In this Monarch Butterfly lesson,students read Monarch Butterfly and discuss the life cycle of the butterfly. Students gather...

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...

Literary themes don't just belong to literature. High schoolers listen to the lyrics of modern songs by Arrested Development, Lauryn Hill, and others to enhance their study and to connect to characters, conflicts, and themes of...

In this poetry activity, students read the poem "The Caterpillar," color the picture, underline the rhyming words and then write the rhyming words on pages two through six.

Students learn about butterflies through books and observation in a butterfly pavilion. In this butterfly pavilion lesson plan, students use hand lenses to observe the metamorphosis of the butterfly and record in their journals. Students...

Students investigate different insects in their backyard. In this insect lesson, students read the book Are You and Ant? and apply the reading to their backyards. Students create a list of animals that begin with the the letter A an make...

In this butterfly book worksheet, students illustrate the descriptions of the life cycle of a butterfly to create a book about the life of a butterfly.

In this butterfly worksheet, students learn about the 4 stages that a butterfly goes through during metamorphosis. They then use what they learned to answer the 9 questions on the page. The answers are on the last page of the packet.

Students study the four different stages of butterfly metamorphosis, In this butterfly life cycle lesson, students construct a metamorphosis booklet by recording and illustrating the butterfly life cycles in the booklet. Vocabulary and...

Learners raise money to purchase milkweed plants for their butterfly garden. In this gardening lesson plan, students listen to the story Miss Rumphius to determine why it is important to plant milkweed for butterflies. Learners develop...

Students investigate the life cycle of butterflies. In this butterfly lesson, students record the life cycle of a butterfly using digital cameras. Students make digital books or slide shows at the end of the project.