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Butterflies

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MATERIALS LIST

Pasta (bowtie, rotini, shells) Pipe cleaners

Beads Pompoms

Play dough Baking soda

Vinegar Jell-o (optional)

Pony beads

Small toy butterflies and caterpillars (or use pasta instead)

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Butterflies

ACTIVITIES CHECKLIST

Math Science

Caterpillar patterns Butterfly videos

Caterpillar eggs Fizzing caterpillars

Feed the caterpillar Life cycle emergent reader

Measure the caterpillar Real butterflies

Counting Caterpillars Life cycle necklace

Literacy Read Alouds

Butterfly names From Caterpillar to Butterfly

Sorting B and C words Waiting for Wings

Butterfly letters The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Butterfly rhyming Ten Little Caterpillars

Caterpillar syllables I Wish I Were a Butterfly

Arts and Crafts Fine Motor/Sensory

Symmetry butterflies Butterfly play dough invitation

Butterfly garden free painting Life cycle sensory bin

Beaded butterflies

Other Other

Visit a butterfly garden or sanctuary

Raise caterpillars into butterflies

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SKILLS CHECKLIST

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Syllables X

Rhyming X

Letter knowledge X X X

Left-to-right progression X X

Colors and shapes

Patterns and sorting X

Measurement X

Numeral knowledge X X X

Counting X X X X

Scientific observation and investigation X X

Life Cycles X X X

Describe physical properties of objects X X

Chemical reactions X

Natural world X X

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FULL DAY LESSON PLAN

TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Caterpillar pat-

terns

Caterpillar eggs Feed the caterpil-

lar

Measure the cat-

erpillar

Counting Cater-

pillars

Snack Snack Snack Snack Snack

Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play

Butterfly videos Fizzing caterpil-

lars

Life cycle emer-

gent reader

Real butterflies Life cycle neck-

lace

From Caterpillar

to Butterfly

Waiting for

Wings

The Very Hungry

Caterpillar

Ten Little Cater-

pillars

I Wish I Were a

Butterfly

Butterfly names Sorting words Butterfly letters Butterfly rhyming Caterpillar sylla-

bles

Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play

Lunch/

Outdoor Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Read Aloud/

Nap Time

Read Aloud/

Nap Time

Read Aloud/

Nap Time

Read Aloud/

Nap Time

Read Aloud/

Nap Time

Butterfly play

dough invitation

Symmetry butter-

flies

Life cycle sensory

bin

Butterfly garden

free painting

Beaded caterpil-

lars

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15 m

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30 m

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30 m

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20 m

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TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Caterpillar pat-

terns

Caterpillar eggs Feed the caterpil-

lar

Measure the cat-

erpillar

Counting Cater-

pillars

Snack Snack Snack Snack Snack

Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play

Butterfly videos Fizzing caterpil-

lars

Life cycle emer-

gent reader

Real butterflies Life cycle neck-

lace

From Caterpillar

to Butterfly

Waiting for

Wings

The Very Hungry

Caterpillar

Ten Little Cater-

pillars

I Wish I Were a

Butterfly

Butterfly names Sorting words Butterfly letters Butterfly rhyming Caterpillar sylla-

bles

Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play

Butterflies

HALF DAY LESSON PLAN 15

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SKILLS TAUGHT - NOTES

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BOOK LIST

From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Deborah Heiligman

Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin, Jr.

I Wish I Were a Butterfly by James Howe

Butterfly Butterfly a Book of Colors by Petr Horacek

Where Butterflies Grow by Joanne Ryder

Monarch Butterfly by Gail Gibbons

Gotta Go! Gotta Go! by Sam Swope

Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison

Clara Caterpillar by Pamela Duncan Edwards

A Butterfly is Patient by Dianna Aston

The Crunching Munching Caterpillar by Sheridan Cain

Bye Bye Butterflies by Andrew Larsen

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Math Caterpillar patterns - Use

colorful pompoms to make

caterpillar patterns. Alter-

natively, use the printable

pattern prompts to read

and finish patterns.

Caterpillar eggs - Match

the eggs to the leaf. Use

tongs to add the correct

number of caterpillar eggs

(white or yellow pom-

poms) to the printable leaf

numbers.

Feed the caterpillar -

Cover cardboard tubes

with green paper and turn

them into pretend caterpil-

lars. (Do ahead of time or

let kids make them as a

craft). Roll a number cube

and feed the caterpillar

that many items. You can

use small leaves, green

pompoms, or bits of green

chenille stems).

Measure the caterpillar

- Use yarn or chenille stems

trimmed to different sizes.

Measure the “caterpillars”

using pompoms. Use the

caterpillar and find things

that are longer/shorter/

same length. Write obser-

vations on the recording

sheet.

Counting caterpillars -

Write a number. Create a

caterpillar made up by

that many dots, using dot

stickers or dot paints.

Butterflies

LESSON ACTIVITIES - EXPLANATION

Science

Butterfly videos - Watch

Butterflies and Life Cycle of

a Butterfly. Discuss obser-

vations and what was

learned.

Fizzing caterpillars - Use

this idea to create colorful

caterpillar segments. This

can also be done without

any color. Then kids use

pipettes to drop vinegar

onto the caterpillars, mak-

ing them fizz.

Life cycle emergent

reader - Explore the life

cycle of a butterfly with an

emergent reader.

Real butterflies - Look at

photos of real butterflies.

Sketch them. Discuss the

main body parts and

make observations.

Life cycle necklace -

Retell the butterfly life cy-

cle while making a neck-

lace to wear.

Literacy

Butterfly names - Use

pasta “butterflies” to

make name art.

Sorting B and C words -

Make a simple chart, with

one column for B (like but-

terfly) and one column for

C (like caterpillar). Say a

word that starts with one

of those letters. Emphasize

the first sound. Children

determine where the word

belongs.

Butterfly letters - Use pas-

ta “butterflies” to form let-

ters.

Butterfly rhyming - Say

two words. If the two

words rhyme kids flutter like

a butterfly. If they do not

rhyme, kids stand still.

Caterpillar syllables -

Sort the caterpillar pic-

tures based on the

number of syllables in

each word.

Other Butterfly play dough

invitation - Create a play

dough garden the butter-

flies will be sure to love.

Symmetry butterflies -

Make the classic butterfly

art project. Draw an out-

line of a butterfly on white

construction paper. Fold it

in half along the line of

symmetry. Unfold. Squirt

paint on one half. Fold the

other half over and press

down. Unfold and let the

paint dry. Cut out the but-

terfly.

Life cycle sensory bin -

Use pasta to represent

the butterfly life cycle.

Place in a bin. Add

tongs, spoons and cups.

Butterfly garden free

painting - Paint a beau-

tiful garden with butter-

flies.

Beaded caterpillars and

butterflies - Add beads

to pipe cleaners. Bend

and shape into caterpil-

lars and/or butterflies.

(TF) - Toddler-friendly ideas that would work when home with children of different ages.

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INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES

These activities would work well as centers or work boxes during free play time. They’re

meant to allow children the chance to play, explore, and practice preschool skills on their

own. Children may still need some assistance at times, of course. They’re broken down by

subject area for reference. (TF) =Toddler-Friendly

Math

Symmetry Matching Cards -

Print the cards out. Cut in half.

Laminate. Children match the

halves of the butterflies.

Butterfly Roll and Graph - Roll

the die. Color the appropriate

spot on the graph. See which

one wins.

Literacy

Letter Cards - Match upper-

case and lowercase letters,

put in ABC order, or create

names/words.

Butterfly Words - Use letter tiles,

magnetic letters, or other al-

phabet manipulatives to

make the butterfly words.

Science

Butterfly Sorting - Sort the but-

terfly pictures.

Life Cycle - Draw a picture of

each stage of the butterfly life

cycle. You can also use the

printable life cycle cards.

Sensory

Sky Sensory Bin - Dye rice blue

using liquid watercolors or

food coloring. Once dried,

add to a bin. Place bowtie

pasta “butterflies” to the bin.

Add spoons, cups, and other

sensory tools to the bin. (TF)

Crawling Caterpillars Bin - Add

shredded green paper or split

peas to a bin. Place caterpillar

toys, or pasta along with sen-

sory tools. (TF)

Block Play

Butterfly Garden - Build a but-

terfly garden using blocks of all

kinds. Add butterfly and cater-

pillar toys or pasta.

Lego Caterpillars and Butter-

flies - Use Lego or Duplo bricks

to create caterpillars and but-

terflies.

Arts and Crafts

Coffee Filter Butterflies - Color

a coffee filter with markers.

Spray lightly with water. Once

dry, wrap a pipe cleaner

around the middle of the cof-

fee filter to make the butter-

fly’s body. (TF)

Clay Caterpillars and Butter-

flies - Use air dry clay or Model

Magic to create caterpillars

and/or butterflies. Once dry,

they can be painted.

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2 syllable word cards Monkey, Flower, Wagon, Pencil Turtle, Seahorse, Apple, Balloon

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3 syllable word cards Astronaut, Dinosaur, Elephant, Hamburger Jellyfish, Kangaroo, Tomato, Sunflower

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