Each butterfly is shown from start to maturity, with sequential photographs of the egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and emerging butterfly. Caterpillar to butterfly life cycle book nature gift store. Staple the pages together at the left of the page, then read the book, fill in the missing letters, and copy the sentence. It has spaces to record the caterpillars growth, the. But sadly all books, like butterflies, must come to an end. There are 6 pages total, including the title page, with one sentence on each page. Velma learns what makes her unique and different from her sisters, and learns all about butterflies in the process. This book is about the life cycle of the butterfly. Pass out the life cycle of a butterfly worksheet and have students complete it independently. It starts with the caterpillar and works its way through to being a butterfly. The life cycle of a butterfly explains in simple terms the transformation from pupa to chrysalis to butterfly. The very hungry caterpillar and its life cycle national.
A flip book is always a great way to display and explain a life cycle, as it has the same gradual reveal concept. Beautifully illustrated, the book also takes a close up look at the caterpillar, one of natures eating machines and shows why monarchs fly 4,000 miles after metamorphosis. From moth to chrysalis to beautiful butterfly, learn about a butterflys life. Raising butterflies in our classroom is always a highlight and this year was no different. We went handson all the way as we learned about the stages of the life cycle, metamorphosis, pollination, the compound eye and more. This book goes through the life cycle of a butterfly. These 4 stages of a butterflys life vary slightly depending on the specific type of butterfly, as discussed below. Over the past decade or so, peter eeles has patiently compiled photographs of every stage of the life cycle of every regularly breeding british butterfly, 59 species in all.
Students fill in the blanks on each page which will help them comprehend the stages. Apr 23, 20 life cycle of a butterfly activities many of us see butterflies as they float through the air but did you know its also possible to see all of the phases of butterfly development. Once fully grown, the caterpillar forms itself into a pupa or chrysalis a kind of vessel in which the caterpillar changes into a butterfly. I made the free hatching butterflies observation notebook to go along with our butterfly unit.
The kids love this activity every year and learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. Children have lots of questions about the world around them, and this book helps them discover many amazing and wonderful scientific facts about butterflies. Jun 03, 2015 the very hungry caterpillar animated film. For everyone who has ever marveled as a butterfly magically emerges from a chrysalis, this book is a treasure chest of amazing butterfly transformations. One of my favorite spring activities in the classroom is getting butterfly larvae so we can watch them grow and change into butterflies. This wonderful book teaches children about the life cycle of a butterfly through interesting and engaging narrative, sweet characters and beautiful illustrations. They also cut and paste the correct picture to match each stage. Sep 26, 2017 swallowtail butterfly life cycle pipevine swallowtail v00608. Nov 07, 2017 the life cycle of a butterfly includes a process called metamorphosis where each butterfly goes through 4 stages from an egg to a larva, then to a pupa, and finally, they turn into an adult butterfly. Butterflies and butterfly life cycle informational reading cards 16 print and go butterflies talking picture cards are filled with reallife pictures and facts. The butterfly life cycle the butterfly life cycle the butterfly life cycle the butterfly life cycle. Caterpillar to butterfly life cycle book is an easy read for young readers of all ages. The kids love this activity every year and learning about the life.
Aug 18, 2015 pass out the life cycle of a butterfly worksheet and have students complete it independently. The amazing life cycle of butterflies by kay barnham. Designed for preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade. We went on a bug hunt during our insect unit and they loved using magnifying glasses to find the bugs.
So i was inspired to share a classic butterfly life cycle craft with a little twist. A monarch butterfly changes from egg to caterpillar, then to pupa, and finally to butterfly in the butterfly life cycle. This one starts with a simple caterpillar and ends with a beautiful, colorful butterfly that will be revealed at the last stop. Read more about butterfly life cycle mini book freebie. In this book, velma is the third gratch sister and is trying to make a name for herself in first grade. I also encourage them to talk through each step in the butterfly life cycle. They really gain an understanding of the life cycle. Caterpillar to butterfly life cycle book introduces young readers to the butterfly life cycle with breathtaking, fullpage, colored photographs of real butterflies and simple, engaging text. I created this emergent reader and other printables to use while i teach the life cycle of a butterfly. For example, on page 1, children write a word such as small or tiny to describe the egg. Kids will delight in watching them grow from eggs to caterpillars that build a chrysalis and then hatch into beautiful butterflies. From egg to maturity, a visual guide to 23 common garden butterflies kindle edition by burris, judy, richards, wayne. The book and lesson are also available for levels k and n. The life cycle of a butterfly includes a process called metamorphosis where each butterfly goes through 4 stages from an egg to a larva, then to a pupa, and finally, they turn into an adult butterfly.
The font is also great for children as it is a good size and spaced out well which promotes independent reading as it. A butterfly starts life as a very small, round, oval or cylindrical egg. Use the double, sidestaple option on the copy machine and then cut the book in half. Butterflies have the typical fourstage insect life cycle. These types of resources will assist these students in obtaining information about the life cycle of the butterfly with simple text and in most cases photographs and life like pictures.
Introduce children to the natural world with this fresh, bold, and bright nonfiction book. The result is a profusely illustrated book which documents the development of the butterfly from egg to adult in greater detail than ever before. For a pdf version of the entire book, click here site members only. Read on to see all of our butterfly life cycle activities, experiments and. Lets explore a butterflys life cycle in detail, including all four stages of life.
Butterflies linky for our butterfly feature post, i thought i would share some of the fun ideas that relate to each of the four phases of the life cycle of a butterfly. Butterfly life cycle printable book for preschool and. Informational nonfiction, 233 words, level h grade 1, lexile 480l multilevel book also available in levels k and n a monarch butterfly changes from egg to caterpillar, then to pupa, and finally to butterfly in the butterfly life cycle. Language objective i can describe for a friend the lifecycle of a butterfly. It introduces young readers to the beauty and diversity of these amazing insects.
Adult butterflies have large, often brightly colored wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. Compare and contrast the video and the picture book. Ready for the lowdown on one of natures most beautiful insects. Butterflies are part of the class of insects in the order lepidoptera, along with the moths. Struggling readers esl students these students will have access to big books about butterflies, posters about butterflies and life cycle of the butterfly cards.
I can identify the stages in the butterfly life cycle. Butterfly life cycle mini book freebie the primary post. But did you know that these fab flyers begin life as something completely different. Swallowtail butterfly life cycle pipevine swallowtail v00608. Print out the following to make a short book about the painted lady butterfly life cycle. Many of the students ask to put this book in the book boxes so they can reread it. The amazing life cycle of butterflies look and wonder. This flip book is a great activity that helps students gain a better understanding of the butterfly life cycle. They usually do this on twigs or safe, hidden areas around the host plant. You are invited to experience the life cycles of common backyard butterflies in this unique collection of hundreds of stunning, fullcolor, upclose photos, all taken in a live garden setting. Ehlert follows the life cycle of four common butterflies, from their beginnings as tiny eggs and hungry caterpillars to their glorious transformation. See more ideas about butterfly life cycle, life cycles and butterfly.
Adult egg one day a butterfly flew through a forest. We all love butterflies for their beautiful, brightlycoloured wings. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This book is good to teach about the life cycle of insect. The pupa stage may last a few weeks to several months depending on the species. It all starts when a female butterfly lays her eggs, usually on leaves or stems of plants. This is a fun book to read because children will really like learning about the butterflies life cycle. To enrich your own butterfly experience, ive made a printable butterfly journal to share with you. It introduces them to the beautiful world of butterflies and helps them understand the complete life cycle of a butterfly. Sparse text makes for an easy reader or easy memorizer and coloring makes excellent fine motor exercise.
Print out the following pages to make the life cycle of a butterfly shape book, an early reader book for young readers. A butterfly starts as an egg or caterpillars become butterflies. Butterflies book included as a pdf with this lesson. On some pages, there is more than one correct response. Butterfly fossils date to the palaeocene, about 56 million years ago. Butterflies and butterfly life cycle informational reading cards 16 print and go butterflies talking picture cards are filled with real life pictures and facts. The rainforest is full of beautiful creatures, but one of the most colorful is the butterfly. The life cycle of a butterfly explains butterfly metamorphosis and migration in simple terms.
Staple the pages together, then read and color the pages and answer the questions. This is another fictional book that weaves in the life cycle of a butterfly into the main plot. These butterfly picture fact cards can be used as writing prompts to encourage language skills, or to learn about science and nature. Butterfly life cycle flip book alesia n 20191202t15. Flip book for the sequencing of a butterfly life cycle. Monarch butterfly life cycles by schwartz, david m. Read on to see all of our butterfly life cycle activities, experiments and the fun ways we integrated math. First it start out as an egg on the leaf, then it become the catepillar, and then it becomes the butterfly.
Perfect for an insect or butterfly theme, science extension, or more. Depending on the species, the eggs can vary in shape and texture they can be round, oval or cylindrical, and smooth, bumpy or wrinkled. The butterfly life cycle informational nonfiction, 195 words, level h grade 1 multilevel book also available in levels k and n a monarch butterfly changes from egg to caterpillar, then to pupa, and finally to butterfly in the butterfly life cycle. It has information on the butterfly lifecycle, facts about butterflies, and space for your child to write observations andor pictures along your scientific process. And while our readers collect their favourite specimens to admire on their shelves again and again, the writer goes back to their leaf and waits for the next brilliant idea to form and the cycle repeats. As they grow, they undergo one seriously terrific transformation a. We are working on the life cycle of butterflies now, which means we get to use one of my favorite books. Encourage children to use the picture clues to help them fill in the missing information. Each stage has a different goal for instance, caterpillars need to eat a lot, and adults need to reproduce.
To bring closing to the lesson, allow the students to reinforce what they have learned and practice their reading, i partner the students up and have them read the book to a partner. Its also a really good book because it easy for the children to understand. Butterfly life cycle story board growing book by book this science and literacy activity is a fun way to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly and build language skills. All worksheets are created by experienced and qualified teachers. With detailed descriptions and photos of the adult, egg, caterpillar and chrysalis of each species, this book reveals in detail the fascinating life cycles of the 59 butterfly species that are considered resident or regular migrants to britain and ireland. Have students create their own picture book about the life cycle of a butterfly. If needed, show the video a second time or click through the photo gallery butterfly life cycle. The book can also be used to teach students how to sequence events in a text and how to apply subjectverb agreement. Butterflies have symmetrical wings containing different. Its time to get outside and explore for our little ones. Adorable butterfly book shows the life cycle of butterflies in coloring book style pictures. If your margins are too large on top, try this version. The book contains several other facts about butterflies as well.
If using the html files, to get back to this page from a printout, just click on the picture. This richly visual guide to the life cycles of butterflies will appeal to wildlife enthusiasts, gardeners, teachers, and families alike. Instruct students to jot down the main topic on the back of their worksheet e. Have the students each page in half along the dotted line. The text is beautifully illustrated with photographs and art, making this book a joy to read. After students watch the video, discuss the similarities and differences between the video and the book.
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