1. Topic-
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| Butterfly Life Cycle Version 2 |
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2. Content-
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Science
Language Arts
Arts |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Listen attentively to the book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by
Eric Carle
2. Design their own butterfly
3. Identify the four different stages of the butterfly life cycle.
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4. Objectives-
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1. Students will be able to identify the stages in a butterfly's
life cycle.
2. Students will be able to create a butterfly model.
3. Students will be able to arrange the stages of a butterfly's life
cycle in the correct order. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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12 x 18 sheet of white construction paper with a butterfly diagram
already drawn on them
Tempera paints
paint brushes
Scissors
Pipe Cleaners (for the antennae)
Glue
3'' x 3'' strip of brown butcher paper rounded at the end
Pencil
pasta for the different stages of the life cycle.
Marker
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle to the entire class.
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B. Development-
1. Give directions on what art activity we are going to do together
2. Show them an example of what the finished butterfly could look
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C. Practice-
1.The students will make their butterfly with a pencil.They will
fold the piece of white construction paper in half. They will open
it back up and use the paints to drip onto their butterfly. They will
then fold the paper back together and then open it back up to see
the butterfly design.
2. Then, the students need to cut the butterfly out once the paint
is dry enough.
3. After the butterfly has been cut out, the student can glue the
strip of brown paper to the front of the butterfly in the center to
make the butterfly body. At the bottom of the brown strip, the students
will glue the order of the life cycle.
4. Then, the students can make a face on their butterfly with the
marker.
5. Students will then write the different stages of the butterflies
life cycle on the pieces of paper and glue them in order on the brown
strip. (I will have the stages on the board in case they do not know
how to spell them)
6. They will then glue the different kinds of pasta onto the correct
life stage.
7. They will be done and they can start cleaning up!
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D. Independent Practice-
1. Students will be asked, as a hands-on activity, to complete their
own interpretation of the life cycle of a butterfly.
2. The students will complete this activity by using pasta and paint
as the manipulative.
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
If some students complete the activity quickly, they can write down
where they think their butterfly will go after it completes the life
cycle.
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F. Checking for understanding-
1. I would go around and help and assist any student who needed
help with their butterfly pictures.
2. I would go around and check to see if they are correctly listing
the stages of development in order.
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G. Closure-
1. Clean up time! Make sure all materials are put away and the art
work is set out to dry.
2. Go over the life cycle stages of the butterfly once more with them
to make sure they understand the material. |
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7. Evaluation-
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1. The students will be able to create a butterfly picture with
the life cycle of the butterfly in order. Each student will show their
own interpretation of a butterfly.
2. Check to see if the students have placed the names of the stages
in the correct order on their butterfly models. |
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