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Leo's Colorful Story

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Motivate your learners with this lesson plan about the Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly. They listen to a story about the butterfly and then follow directions to color pictures. This is a simple, but effective lesson plan with all the necessary materials provided. 

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Concepts
butterflies, camouflage, predators

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butterfly, camouflage, predator, tiger swallowtail butterfly, science
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Grade
K - 3rd
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Modeling

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