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Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Appropriate for Grades: 1-3

Length: 30 minutes

Kit Description

Using a macaroni art inspired metamorphosis, students learn about the life cycle of a butterfly from an egg to a caterpillar to a pupa and ultimately to a butterfly. Read a story about the life cycle of a butterfly and use guides to identify pollinators in nature.

Kit Includes

  • Program Resources Folder
    • Butterfly Life Cycle activity
    • Master copies of handouts
    • Butterflies by Darlene Freeman
    • 2 brown folders with:
      • Butterfly and caterpillar coloring sheets
      • Extension activities
  • Supplies box for Butterfly Metamorphosis Activity with:
    • Bag with example and blank Transformation Sheets
    • Bag of green construction paper
    • Jar of popcorn kernels
    • Spiral pasts (rotini)
    • Shell pasta
    • Bow-Tie pasta (Farfalle)
    • Box of toothpicks
    • Glue
    • Scissors
    • Pens