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Birth of a Butterfly – Grades
1,2
Watercolor Butterfly – Grades
1,2
How a Caterpillar Becomes a
Butterfly – Grades K,1
Butterfly Life
Cycle – Grades PreK-1
Food to
Grow On – 1st Grade
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Birth of a Butterfly
Submitted by teacher at
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.
Grade Level(s): 1, 2
Subject(s): Science/Entomology
Duration: two
40-minute periods
Description: I will first tell my students that
today we are going to learn about the birth of a butterfly. I will also tell
them that after we have completed the activities we will be going to the
computer lab. At the computer lab I have a butterfly website that we will be
playing on. I would recommend that you have an aide to help out with any type of
problems the students would have. I am using the computer lab as a form of
reward for students. Then I will begin by introducing the book. I will tell the
students that the book is about a little girl and her grandfather. The little
girl rescues a caterpillar from the mouth of an on-looking blue jay and asks her
grandfather to help her care for and raise the caterpillar. Once I have
introduced the book I will draw the students’ attention up to the figures on the
board. I will tell them that those are the life stages of a butterfly, but they
are not in order. I will tell them to use their listening ears during the story
to figure out what order the figures should go in and they will need to help me
put them in order once we have finished reading the story.
Goals: Students will demonstrate an understanding of insects and
science as a whole.
Objectives: Students will be able to construct the life cycle of a
butterfly using pasta.
Materials:
Book = Butterfly House by Eve Bunting. Illustrated by Greg Shed.
Construction paper (assorted colors)
Computer Lab (one
computer for each student)
Raw pasta (rice = eggs, mafalda (bite size
lasagna) = caterpillar
Shells = chrysalis, bow tie (farfalle) = butterfly
Leaves (small)
Twigs (small)
Glue
Paint brushes (to spread glue)
Cups
(to hold glue)
Life cycle figures (eggs, caterpillar, chrysalis, and
butterfly)
Procedure:
Once I have read the story and the students and I have put the drawings in
order, I will then introduce the activity and explain what they need to do.
While showing my example, I will show the students how they will
construct their own life cycle of a butterfly. First they will fold the piece of
paper into four equal parts. In the upper left corner will be stage one (egg).
They will then put stage two (caterpillar) in the upper right corner. The third
stage (chrysalis) will go in the lower right corner and finally the fourth stage
(butterfly) in the lower left corner. They will then draw arrows showing the
progression of the stages.
After I am done explaining the directions I
will pass out all the materials and let the students begin the activity.
Closure:
Once the students have completed the activity and cleaned up, we will recite
the following poem. While reading the poem the students can point to the
corresponding stage.
I 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
Assessment:
I will look at the each student’s life cycle of a butterfly activity to see
if they understand the concept. I will also observe the students when we recite
the poem.
Food to Grow OnCaterpillars |
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Grade Level: |
First |
| Health Topic: |
Nutrition | |
| Subjects: |
Health, Science, Language Arts |
| Time of year: Spring or early fall(anytime if using purchased larvae)Overall Objective: The students will observe, predict, and record food consumption and growth of insects through experimentation with caterpillar diets. They will relate their findings to their own growth and diet. |
| Set-up Includes teacher preparation and the materials needed for the lessons. Also, has links to pertinent activity sheets. |
Lesson Plan Outlines and suggests how to carry out the lessons with relevant links to activity sheets. |
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| Additions Offers extended options for the lessons, important definitions, links to activity sheets, and a bibliography. Watercolor Butterfly Grade Level(s): 1, 2 Spring time offers an abundance of art activities for children. Goal: Students will learn about the anatomy of an insect and create a Objective: 2. Students will demonstrate the splatter paint technique by successfully Materials: Procedure: Conclusions: Assessment: Integration: |
Table of Contents Return to the table of contents for all lesson plans. |