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Butterfly Life Cycle Lesson Plan
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Butterfly Life Cycle

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Butterflies are fascinating! Their development is an intriguing example of natural life cycles. Read a book about butterflies to your learners (several are recommended), and focus on the term life cycle as you explain the stages animals go through. Learners can act out the butterfly's life cycle and create a book illustrating the various stages. This is not included, but you could create or find a template. Pair with further insect research or a trip to a preserve!

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Concepts

illustrations, insect life cycles, insects, life cycles, butterflies, gardening

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butterflies, garden, Informational Text, insect life cycle, act out, illustrate, text-to-world connections, growing minds, caterpillar to butterfly, science
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Resource Details

Grade
K - 2nd
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 day
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Common Core

RI.K.1 RI.K.2 RI.1.1 RI.1.3 RI.2.5 RI.2.7 W.K.3 W.1.3

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