Life cycle of a butterfly

chasty moreno
Life cycle of a butterfly

Learning Objectives

• Students will be able to identify the main topic of a text.

• Students will be able to retell key details of a text.

• Students will be able to identify the sequence of a butterfly's life cycle.

Introduction (20 minutes)

• Draw a KWL chart on the board.

• Ask students what they already know about the life cycle of a butterfly. Fill in the "K" column.

• Ask students what they would like to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly and fill in the "W" column.

• Play the "Butterfly, Butterfly!" song.

• Pick out key words from the song, such as butterfly, caterpillar, chrysalis, and egg. Include a picture and a simple definition for each word.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling (30 minutes)

• Show pictures of real eggs, caterpillars, chrysalises, and butterflies to your students.

• Ask students to identify each.

• Read one of the following informational texts: Busy Butterflies or From Caterpillar to Butterfly.