1. Topic-
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2. Content-
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The four stages of the butterfly life cycle(egg, larva or caterpillar,
cocoon or pupa and adult butterfly).
Students will be aware of what occurs during each stage.
Life Cycle
The Egg
The Larva(Caterpillar)
Pupa(Chrysalis)
Adult Butterfly |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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The Child will learn the life cycle of a Butterfly.
Standard: Observe, compare, and describe stages of life cycles for
plants and/or animals.
1. To introduce the students to the butterfly's life cycle.
2. Students develop an understanding of their environment.
3. Students investigate the relationships between the human life
cycle and the butterfly life cycle.
4. To increase their vocabulary of science terms.
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4. Objectives-
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The Child will be able to recognize the stages of the life cycle
of a Butterfly and demonstrate the order of the life cycle of a Butterfly
verbally or using photos and putting them in the correct order.
1.Students will listen to the book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by
Eric Carle.
2.Students will identify the four different stages of the butterfly
life cycle.
3.Students will compare and contrast the life of a butterfly to that
of a human.
4.Students will design their own butterfly life cycle plates.
5.Students will be able to explain the life cycle of the butterfly.
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5. Materials and Aids-
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String and paper/plastic Butterfly
SmartBoard Presentation
1. Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar
2. paper plates
3. colored pencils
4. ziploc bags
5. glue
6. Butterfly worksheet
7. Sequencing worksheet
8. Pasta (shell pasta, pastina, bow-tie, tricolor elbow)
9. Poem- The Caterpillar by Christina G. Rossetti |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
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1. The Teacher will tell the students that they will be showing
the children a magic trick.
2. The Teacher will hold up a string in one hand and hold a plastic/paper
Butterfly in a closed hand.
3. The Teacher will then put the string in the top of the closed
hand.
4. The Teacher will tell the students that something magical is
happening to the string.
5. The Teacher will have the class count to 3, and then pull the
plastic/paper Butterfly from the bottom of their closed hand.
6. The Teacher will fly the Butterfly around showing the students,
and place the string in pocket.
Plan B (primary)
1.The teacher reads aloud the book, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".
The teacher describes the term cycle to the students.
2.Explains that a cycle is a series of things that happen over and
over.
3. Teacher discusses the idea that lives happen in cycles, and that
means that there are different stages.
4. Discuss that the stages are known because of the big changes
that occur with an animal or insect.
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B. Development-
1.Ask the children if they can describe the stages of their life?
2.Ask what stage are they in right now? What was the first stage?
3. Help them to map out the four stages of a human life, baby, toddler,
teenager and adult.
4.Demonstrate the similarities between human life cycle and the butterfly
life cycle.
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C. Practice-
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The Teacher will have students come up and put the stages of the
life cycle in the correct order.
1.Have the students compare and contrast the four stages of both
butterfly and human life cycles.
2.Make a T-chart on the chalkboard to map out and discuss the similarities
of the stages between humans and butterflies.
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D. Independent Practice-
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1. The Teacher will provide the students with printed images of
all four stages.
2. The Teacher will have each student put the printed images in
the correct order of the life cycle.
3. The Teacher will wait until everyone is done, and then go over
the correct order.
Primary version:
1.Have the students compare and contrast the four stages of both
butterfly and human life cycles.
2.Make a T-chart on the chalkboard to map out and discuss the similarities
of the stages between humans and butterflies.
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1. The Teacher will have a lower board for those with wheel chairs.
2. The Teacher will use visual references for those who can not hear.
3. The Teacher will provide verbal instruction for those who have
trouble seeing the board or visual demonstration.Students who complete
the activity quickly can label each stage with the colored pencil.
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F. Checking for understanding-
1. The Teacher will have four images of the life cycle and the label
underneath on the Smart Board.
2. The Teacher will call on the students to tell them which stage
comes first until they have put the stages of the life cycle in the
correct order. Students will receive a mapping of the butterfly life
cycle to complete at home. (Butterfly worksheet)
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G. Closure-
1. The Teacher will slow down the magic trick and show the class
how to do the magic trick.
2. The Teacher will provide each student with a Butterfly and string
so they can perform the magic trick, and show their parents.
3. The teacher reads the poem, The Caterpillar by Christina G. Rossetti.
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7. Evaluation-
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1. The Teacher will verbally ask the students to explain the order
of the life cycle of a Butterfly.
2. The Teacher will have them complete a worksheet with photos and
labels of the life cycles, and they will be expected to put them in
the correct order. After the students have created their interpretation,
some students will be selected to share and explain their interpretation
with the class.
3. After the students have created their interpretation, some students
will be selected to share and explain their interpretation with the
class.
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