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Pollinator's Journey: Grades K-4

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This Pollinator's Journey: Grades K-4 lesson plan also includes:

What's it like to migrate as a pollinator? Teachers provide direct instruction about the roles of pollinators such as butterflies on plants along with the threats they encounter. The class then acts out a story of the migration of bats and butterflies as they travel from summer habitats to their winter homes.

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Concepts
butterflies, monarch butterflies, pollen, pollination, pollinators, bats, flowering plants, desert plants, plants, parts of a plant
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Additional Tags
science
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Instructional Ideas
  • Provide pictures of different pollinators
  • Have learners identify the same parts of flowers for different flower diagrams
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires an open area within the classroom to use as the stage for the play
Pros
  • Includes a graphic of the parts of a flowering plant
  • Contains a list of literature resources to accompany the task
Cons
  • None