Butterfly

By: Catherine Varner

Introduction

How do they become butterflies? How do they open their chrysalis? What do they eat? Where do they live? Do they hibernate? How do they make their cocoon? What do they do when it’s cold?

Task

Students will be able to identify:– The life cycle of a butterfly– Where it lives– How it changes throughout its life– What it eats– How it survives– New vocabulary words

Process

Complete KWL chart on butterflies Read a few non fiction texts Discuss new vocabulary words Read anthology Reference KWL

– Questions not answered?

Process

Read poemI started as a tiny egg

Upon a leaf of green And now I stay upon the leaf

So I will not be seen Soon I'll build a chrysalis

Upon a limb up high I'll stay a while and then come out

And be a butterfly

Process

Watch video clip– http://www.pmsd.k12.pa.

us/showcase/butterfly/video.html

Explore photo galleryhttp://butterflywebsite.com/gallery/index.cfm#hai

Process

Explore websites– http://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml– http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/

monarch_butterfly.htm – http://mdc.mo.gov/kids/out-in/2004/08/1.htm– http://www.smm.org/sln/monarchs/jenna/

jenna3.html

Conclusion

Complete activity on Kidspiration

Share the new information with a friend

Shared writing model to prepare for reading research