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
