Written by: Rachel ElliottProject by: Kimberly Barker

Grade 1 Click onthe butterfly!

IntroductionHello first graders! Have you ever looked at a butterfly and

wondered if it always looked that way? Today you will be observing, learning

and discovering the life cycle of a butterfly.Click here to view pictures!All of your questions will be answered as you journey through the book, From Egg to Butterfly.

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Materials Needed

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Life Cycle Worksheet (1 per

student) Life Cycle Sequence and Vocabulary Sheet (1 per student)

Before Reading

Before reading From Egg to Butterfly, work with your reading buddy to take a picture walk. Observe and discuss with your partner the places where you notice a change in the size, shape and appearance of the insect.

Now watch the movie to give you a preview of the butterfly life cycle. Click here

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During Reading

While partner reading, identify these vocabulary words.

*Egg *Pupa *Caterpillar *Hatch *Insect *Butterfly

Work with your partner to print out the life cycle template located on the next slide. Now, draw each stage of the life cycle while you read.

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Complete the Life Cycle

After Reading

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You have just finished reading From Egg to Butterfly. While reading you learned new science vocabulary words that you will use for this next activity.

You will work independently to:1.Draw the life cycle stages in sequential order2.Write the correct vocabulary word in a sentence to match each stage.3.Click here to complete this activity!

Beyond Reading

• First, watch the movie to see an experiment in a Texas school where a young girl describes the life cycle of a butterfly.

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• On the next slide, take one of the vocabulary words learned in the book and movie and use it to create an acrostic poem.

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Rubric

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Student’s Task 3 2 1

During Reading

You drew all four stages of the butterfly life cycle in sequence.

You drew four stages yet 1-2 were out of sequence.

You missed part of the life cycle change and drew it out of order.

After Reading You drew the four stages in sequence and wrote a sentence to prove your understanding of the terms for each stage.

You drew most of the stages in sequence and provided 2-3 sentences that prove your understanding of the terms for each stage.

You drew most of the stages out of sequence and the vocabulary does not prove your understanding of the terms.

Beyond Reading

You choose a vocabulary word and proved your understanding in an acrostic poem.

You choose a vocabulary word learned yet do not provide your understanding.

You did not choose a vocabulary word learned and were not able to create an acrostic poem.

Teacher InformationThe goal of this unit is to teach students about the butterfly life cycle. After understanding the butterfly life cycle, students can compare it to other animal life cycles. This unit addresses the

first grade Connecticut Science Standard: 1.3 Organisms change in form and behavior as part of their life cycles.

Additional Life Cycle Activities

• Life Cycle Coloring Pages http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/coloringpageshttp://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarchlifecyclenowords.htm

• Butterfly games and puzzles!http://primarygames.com/science/butterflies/games.htmhttp://www.kidzone.ws/animals/butterflypuzzle.htm

• What is a butterfly?http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/

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References

• Rachel Elliott, From Egg to Butterfly

• Websites:• www.kidsbutterfly.org/lp• www.pennmanor.net/showcase/butterfly/video.html• www.mesquiteisd.org/imovie/monarchbutterfly.html