Teaching young children about life cycles helps them better understand nature and the world around them. They can start to see how things change and grow. When teaching life cycles, I like to teach a number of them (butterfly, frog, chicken, plant) one at a time and then compare and contrast them at the end. […]
Very Hungry Caterpillar Gross Motor Activity – Great for Very Hungry Caterpillar Day on March 20th! This is a very fun and engaging supplemental activity for your butterfly unit or after discussing how caterpillars change into butterflies. Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Have your students pretend to be caterpillars and act out how […]
Caterpillar to Butterfly Student-Made Book After teaching students about how caterpillars change into butterflies have the students create their own books by cutting apart the pictures below and putting them in the correct order. Staple the pages together to form a book and have the students illustrate it. Recommended books: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by […]