Focused little scientists will flitter their arms back and forth across the room with excitement as they learn the life cycle of a butterfly and how living things grow and change over time.

Concepts

butterfly life cycle, life cycles

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Order a live butterfly kit to grow in the class for curious little scientists to observe
• Schedule a field trip to a zoo, gardens, or butterfly sanctuary
• Show photos of a human baby, child, teen, adult, and mature adult so that little scientists can grasp the life cycle concept
• Little ones can blink their eyes quickly. paying attention to the feeling of their eyelashes to get the sensation of the flapping of butterfly wings 

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson is written by a student teacher and includes a personal reflection page
• Written for English language learners; however it can be used in all classes
• Can use different butterfly books if The Butterfly Counting Book and Where Butterflies Grow are not part of your class library
• Materials and preparation are needed for the activity
• Lesson does not clearly explain that the usage of materials

Pros

• Worksheets and photos included
• Written to include English language learners

Cons

• Some details in the plan are unclear
• Includes personal reflection
• Objective is not addressed  

Common Core

W.K.1 W.K.3 W.1.2 W.1.5 W.2.2 W.2.5