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Butterflies Lesson Plans and Ideas

  Teacher's Guide to Creating a School Butterfly Garden
The ideas and information in this section come from an article written by Jennifer Goodwin Smith in the January 1995 issue of Science and Children (p. 29-32). She planned and planted a school butterfly garden with sixth and seventh graders in Maryland, and wrote the article to make it easier for others to do similar projects.
Source: http://www.monarchwatch.org

  Butterfly Habitat & Life Cycle
Comprehensive recource with life cycle handouts, videos, etc...
Source: http://www.klru.org/butterflies/

  A Moth Is Not a Butterfly!
Students complete a Venn diagram comparing moths and butterflies.
Source: http://www.educationworld.com

  Butterflies's Journey North
Students follow Butterflies's progress across the Northern Hemisphere as they watch for signs of the season and track the migration of a variety of birds, butterflies, and whales.  This site is outdated but still has resources.
Source: http://www.learner.org

  Butterfly Project
Several projects to do after researching butterflies.
Source: http://www.abcteach.com

  Caterpillars to Butterflies
This unit involves setting up a science activity that allows students to observe the development of a caterpillar into a butterfly.
Source: http://www.col-ed.org

  The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Activities to go with the book.
Source: http://www.teachervision.com

  Butterfly Gardern
The emergence of a butterfly from its chrysalis is an exciting climax to a classroom activity that follows the developmental stages in the life of an insect.
Source: http://www.teachervision.com

  Butterfly Lesson Plans from The Lesson Plans Page
Features a complete Multidisciplinary Thematic Unit on Butterflies
Source: http://www.lessonplanspage.com

Butterflies Internet Resources

  Monarch Watch
Covers the migration of the Monarch butterfly. The goals of MONARCH WATCH are to further science education, particularly in primary and secondary school systems, to promote conservation of monarch butterflies, and to involve thousands of students and adults in a cooperative study of the monarch's fall migration.
Source: http://www.monarchwatch.org

  The Butterfly Website
Focuses on various aspects of butterflies from around the world, contains a variety of factual information and products available for purchase.
Source: http://www.butterflywebsite.com/

  Butterflies of North America
Pictures, maps, and more information about butterflies.

  The Butterfly Site
12 pages packed full of information on all sorts of Butterfly topics.

Butterflies Interactive Whiteboard Resources

Online Butterfly Games and Puzzles from Billybear4kids.com

  Online Monarch Maze

Tic Tac Toe with a Butterfly

Bug Hunt ... Memory Game

Online Insects Crossword Puzzle

Butterflies Printouts

coloring pages

  Butterfly Coloring Pages from Coloring-ws.com
17 pictures with butterflies to print and color.
Source: http://www.coloring.ws

  The ButterflySite Coloring Pages and Drawings
Here are some FREE Butterfly Coloring Pages for you to print out.

  Butterfly Coloring Pages from Primary Games

Butterflies Crafts and Recipes

  Butterfly Mobile
Source: http://www.billybear4kids.com

  Butterfly in my Window
Source: http://www.billybear4kids.com

  Butterfly in my Garden
Source: http://www.billybear4kids.com

  Butterfly Flier
Source: http://www.dltk-kids.com

  Butterfly Fingerprint Craft
Source: http://www.dltk-kids.com

  Butterfly Mask
Source: http://www.dltk-kids.com

  Butterfly Stuffed Newspaper Craft
Source: http://www.dltk-kids.com

  Butterfly TP Roll Craft
Source: http://www.dltk-kids.com

Butterfly Handprinting
Students use their hand prints to create a butterfly.
Source: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk

Butterfly Wings
Use tissue and foam to create a butterfly.
Source: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk

Tissue Paper Butterfly
Hang or stick these butterflies to your window as a sun catcher.
Source: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk

Butterflies Clip Art

Butterfly Website

ButterflyPictures.Net

ClassroomClipart