A • lIFe cycle oF a ButterFly · • lIFe cycle oF a ButterFly Beautiful butterflies develop from caterpillars by going through a process called metamorphosis. Distribute photocopies
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• lIFe cycle oF a ButterFlyBeautiful butterflies develop from caterpillars by going
through a process called metamorphosis. Distribute
photocopies of pages 4–5 and have students cut out
the wheel and picture wedges. then, as you share the
following information about the four stages of butterfly
development with students, have them place the
corresponding picture wedge on the appropriate section of
the wheel:
Stage 1: a female butterfly lays an egg on a leaf.
Stage 2: a caterpillar emerges from the egg. it eats
the egg, then eats its home leaf and other surrounding
leaves. the caterpillar, or larva, eats and eats, shedding its skin
several times as it grows larger and matures.
Stage 3: the mature larva attaches to a branch and forms
a hard case around itself. this case is called a chrysalis. the larva begins to
change inside the chrysalis.
Stage 4: once the larva’s transformation is complete, it breaks out of the
chrysalis. the new creature is hard to recognize, but when its wings dry out,
the insect is easy to identify—it’s a butterfly!
after students place all of the picture wedges in the
correct sections on their wheel, have them glue the pieces
in place. then invite them to color the pictures.
• more aBout ButterFlIeSencourage students to do additional research on
butterflies, using the internet, nonfiction books, and other
sources. they might look up information to learn more
about butterflies that migrate, how they gather food,
how they protect themselves from predators, and so on.
after students write the final draft of their findings, invite
them to use page 6 to create a cover for their report. or,
have them color and cut out photocopies of the pattern
on page 7 to create a page topper. to assemble, students simply
fold the cutout back along the dashed lines, tape the straight edges
together, and slip the butterfly over the top corner of their report.