Lesson Plan
Curated OER

All About Bugs

For Teachers K
Students read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and practice the days of the week. In groups, they create a puppet show, design cards of the "days of the week," draw their favorite part of the story, create a visual representation of each...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Story of Silk

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate the steps of the silk-making process through a reading of the story, "The Empress and the Silkworm" by Toy Hong. Sequencing cards are utilized to enhance the process and a silkworm's cocoon is unravelled.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Far Can a Butterfly Fly

For Teachers K - 1st
Students draw a picture of their favorite insect and describe. Students make a paper art project ladybug and write a story about it. Students map areas where certain insects are more prevalent. Students count dots on ladybugs and record.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Butterflies and Moths- Order Lepidoptera

For Students 7th - 10th
In this butterfly and moth learning exercise, students describe the difference between the two as well as label different parts of a butterfly and moth.
Handout
Ed Koday

Web Archive: Io Moth

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Io moth, named for a character in Greek mythology, has a very obvious black eyespot on each hindwing. Males are golden yellow in color, but females are more brown. It has a wingspan of 2.5-3.5 inches. In Canada and northern states,...