Life+Cycle+of+Butterflies+-+Kim

=Day Two: Butterflies = Explain how butterflies are beautiful insects that begin their lives as caterpillars. Caterpillars must go through a process to become a beautiful butterfly.

Watch the video: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle to see the changes, called metamorphosis, that the caterpillar must go through to become a butterfly.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
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What is metamorphosis?
Play this Voki to the students to help explain the process of metamorphosis.

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Play the Slide Show: The Life Cycle of Butterflies
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After watching the slide show, review the stages with the children. Write them on the white board. Then have the students draw and lable, or write about each stage. Collect their work.