Life Cycle of the Butterfly

Butterflies are fascinating! Their development is an intriguing example of natural life cycles. Read a book about butterflies to your learners (several are recommended), and focus on the term life cycle as you explain stages animals go...

Here's a fabulous lesson on the life cycle of a butterfly. Youngsters are able to identify and understand the four stages of life. They construct models of a caterpillar and write a sequence story about the life of a butterfly. This...

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.

Why did the butterfly flutter by? To lay some eggs and restart the life cycle! This adorable application can be used from kindergarten through fifth grade to learn details of each stage of the Lepidopteran lifecycle: egg, caterpillar,...

Students observe and identify the characteristics of the life cycle of a butterfly.

All living things grow and change throughout their lives, but few as dramatically as the monarch butterfly. Explore the interesting life cycle of this insect as children collect caterpillars, create habitats, and observe the incredible...

Students explore the life cycle of a butterfly. In this life cycle lesson, students read the book The Hungry Caterpillar. Students discover the four steps in a butterfly's life cycle. Students use pasta to create a project representing...

Students illustrate the life cycle of a butterfly. In this life cycle lesson plan, students use the book From Caterpillar to Butterfly and the Internet to learn about life cycles. Students use different types of pasta to represent the...

Students investigate the life cycle of the butterfly. In this butterfly instructional activity, students recall facts from a read-aloud and illustrate the life stages of the butterfly.

Students complete a variety of exercises involving butterflies and their life cycle.