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Butterfly Metamorphosis

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study butterfly metamorphosis. For this science lesson, students read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and create a model of butterfly metamorphosis. Students write a paragraph about the process.
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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

For Teachers K - 5th
Students complete lessons on a butterfly life cycle, moon phases, hot water, and shadows. In this science lesson plan, students complete activities where they read books, look at demonstrations, and complete experiments.
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Assessing the quality of habitat for Monarch Butterflies

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students use different sampling methods to determine the population size and appropriate space for monarch butterflies. In this averages lesson plan, students complete word problems where they can accurately estimate the size of an...
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Butterfly Metamorphosis

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read a story, watch a video, and interact with a butterfly website to learn about butterfly metamorphosis. In this butterfly lesson plan, students listen, discuss, and participate in activities relating the metamorphosis of a...
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Flutter By!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify and list the four main stages of a life cycle of a butterfly. In this butterfly lesson plan, 2nd graders use the internet and videos to learn about the life cycle and be able to list them on their own.
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Butterflies

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students complete art projects about butterflies. In this butterflies lesson plan, students complete projects including tissue paper butterflies, edible caterpillars, coloring pages, and more.
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The World of Insects and Spiders

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify numerous insects and their body parts.  In this insect life lesson, students practice using scientific vocabulary while comparing the different parts of spiders and insects.  Students view several videos...
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Butterfly: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word "butterfly," write the word independently, and color the picture of the butterfly.
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Butterfly picture

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this butterfly learning exercise, students color a picture of a butterfly and then trace and write the word butterfly. Students color, trace, and write one time each.
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Butterfly: Print and Color 5

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word "butterfly," write the word independently, and color the picture of the butterfly.
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Butterfly: Print and Color 12

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word "butterfly," write the word independently, and color the picture of the butterfly.
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Butterfly: Print and Color 9

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word "butterfly," write the word independently, and color the picture of the butterfly
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Butterfly: Print and Color 10

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition activity, learners trace the word "butterfly," write the word independently, and color the picture of the butterfly.
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Monarch Butterfly Diagram and Labeling Worksheet

For Students 4th - 5th
In this butterfly anatomy worksheet, students study the detailed labeled diagram of a Monarch butterfly. Students then fill in the blanks in a diagram of their own.
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Butterfly Maze

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this maze worksheet, learners follow a path from the start to the end point in a butterfly shaped maze. The maze is of medium difficulty.
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Insect Attributes

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this 5 question insect worksheet, students label, draw, and circle correct answers about metamorphosis, mimics, and environments for insect survival.
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Butterfly Baggies

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create Butterflies out of sandwich baggies in this interesting Art lesson plan for the early-elementary classroom. The lesson plan can be connected to a science lesson plan about butterflies, can be used with other Butterfly...
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Butterfly Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners, after brainstorming and discussing butterflies, answer a variety of key questions involving butterflies by participating in a butterfly scavenger hunt. They assess various butterfly facts, a butterfly's life cycle in detail and...
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Butterfly or Moth?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students compare and contrast the characteristics of the butterfly and the moth. Through classification, students observe the subtle differences in the moth and the butterfly. Students complete a worksheet classifying butterflies and...
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Butterfly Life Cycle

For Teachers K
Students observe and identify the changes that occur in the life cycle of a butterfly. They view photos of each stage of the life cycle, create an art project of the butterfly cycle, and illustrate a book titled "The Life of a Butterfly."
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Life Cycles

For Teachers 2nd
Using computers, Students work in small groups and progress through the roles of Explorer, Researcher, Designer, and Evaluator as they study the life cycle of plants, insects, butterflies and frogs.
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Weather Conditions During the Fall Monarch Migration

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students keep detailed weather records during the fall migration of the monarch butterfly. They compare weather conditions to the days they do and do not see monarchs. As a class, they graph and analyze data and send it to a university...
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Observing Fall Migrants

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils observe the migration of monarch butterflies. They collect data regarding the number of monarchs they see, the location, the butterflies' behavior, the temperature and the date and time. Then they send their data to a university...
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Weather Conditions During the Fall Monarch Migration

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students keep detailed weather records (temperature, wind direction, predipitation) during the fall migration of the monarch butterfly. They analyze their data and create a chart or graph depicting the data. Finally they relate the...