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site is outdated but still has resources.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
Watercolor Butterfly
Students will learn about the anatomy of an insect and create a
watercolor butterfly.
Source: http://askeric.org
The Birth of a Butterfly
Students will be able to construct the life cycle of a butterfly
using pasta.
Source: http://askeric.org
Caterpillars to Butterflies
The purpose is to give children an appreciation of nature by
teaching them about the life cycle of the butterfly.
Source: http://askeric.org
The Life Cycle of Butterflies
Students will be able to: 1. recognize and identify the life cycle
of the butterfly. 2 . identify the physical characteristics of the
butterfly.
Source: http://askeric.org
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
Monarch Haiku
Source: http://askeric.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.
Monarch Butterflies
Basic information.
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.
Preschool Coloring Book Butteflies and Moths
Coloring pages.
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