Watercolor Butterfly - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan: "Watercolor Butterfly
An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan"
Jun 12, 2009
Studies Reveal Mechanisms of Monarch Migration : NPR: "Studies Reveal Mechanisms of Monarch Migration
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poem: "Five Little Butterflies
By Betty L. Miller and Shelby Madden
Five Little Butterflies pollinating flowers
During the rain of an April shower
The first one said, 'My wings are getting wet.'
The second one said, 'Now don't you fret.'
The third one said, 'Look, here comes the sun!'
The fourth one said, 'I am ready for some fun!'
The fifth one said, 'Let's fly, the rain is done.'
So the five little butterflies flew away that day
To pollinate the flowers that will bloom in May."
Finger play with five fingers or can clip clothespin butterflies to fingers of a glove...
By Betty L. Miller and Shelby Madden
Five Little Butterflies pollinating flowers
During the rain of an April shower
The first one said, 'My wings are getting wet.'
The second one said, 'Now don't you fret.'
The third one said, 'Look, here comes the sun!'
The fourth one said, 'I am ready for some fun!'
The fifth one said, 'Let's fly, the rain is done.'
So the five little butterflies flew away that day
To pollinate the flowers that will bloom in May."
Finger play with five fingers or can clip clothespin butterflies to fingers of a glove...
KLRU: Backyard Butterflies
KLRU: Backyard Butterflies: "Teacher Resources/Supplementary Materials (supp_mat.pdf 177Kb)
Handout: “Butterfly Habitat & Life Cycle”
Helpful Hints
Sample Letter to Parents
Material List
Pre-Test
Introductory Activity (intro_lesson.pdf 97Kb)
Lesson 1 Creating a Butterfly Garden Habitat (lesson1.pdf 69Kb)
Planning to Garden & Habitat, Planning to Plant, Starting Seeds, Planting a Garden, Nectar Plants for Butterflies, and Food Plants for Caterpillars
Lesson 2 Butterfly Life Cycle (lesson2.pdf 391Kb)
Life Cycle, Making Life Cycle Picture Card, Book, & Wheel
Lesson 3 The Egg (lesson3.pdf 42Kb)
Where to locate them; identify the butterfly by its egg
Lesson 4 The Caterpillar or Larva (lesson4.pdf 149Kb)
Parts of a caterpillar, installs, building a cage to protect from predators
Lesson 5 The Chrysalis or Pupa (lesson5.pdf 348Kb)
Where butterflies come from, identify the butterfly by its pupa
Lesson 6 The Butterfly or Adult (lesson6.pdf 62Kb)
Butterfly rearing and observing techniques, catching butterflies and releasing them
Vocabulary (vocabulary.pdf 25Kb)
Resources (resources.pdf 33Kb)
Web Resources / WebQuests"
It's all true
Handout: “Butterfly Habitat & Life Cycle”
Helpful Hints
Sample Letter to Parents
Material List
Pre-Test
Introductory Activity (intro_lesson.pdf 97Kb)
Lesson 1 Creating a Butterfly Garden Habitat (lesson1.pdf 69Kb)
Planning to Garden & Habitat, Planning to Plant, Starting Seeds, Planting a Garden, Nectar Plants for Butterflies, and Food Plants for Caterpillars
Lesson 2 Butterfly Life Cycle (lesson2.pdf 391Kb)
Life Cycle, Making Life Cycle Picture Card, Book, & Wheel
Lesson 3 The Egg (lesson3.pdf 42Kb)
Where to locate them; identify the butterfly by its egg
Lesson 4 The Caterpillar or Larva (lesson4.pdf 149Kb)
Parts of a caterpillar, installs, building a cage to protect from predators
Lesson 5 The Chrysalis or Pupa (lesson5.pdf 348Kb)
Where butterflies come from, identify the butterfly by its pupa
Lesson 6 The Butterfly or Adult (lesson6.pdf 62Kb)
Butterfly rearing and observing techniques, catching butterflies and releasing them
Vocabulary (vocabulary.pdf 25Kb)
Resources (resources.pdf 33Kb)
Web Resources / WebQuests"
Insectucational – insectlore.com
Insectucational – insectlore.com: "Ants are so fascinating to watch you might spend hours discovering their habits Why not keep a journal on what you see? The more time you spend watching them the more you’ll learn You can either buy an inexpensive ring bound journal book at your local school supply store or make a journal from scratch! Your journal could include factual observations artistic drawings and more Here are a few things you can look for:
Do ants work as individuals or together? Is one ant in charge?
How exactly do they dig?
Do the ants have different jobs?
Which types of foods do they prefer?
What do they do with their dead?
How are they communicating with each other?
Do the ants ever sleep?"
It's all true
Do ants work as individuals or together? Is one ant in charge?
How exactly do they dig?
Do the ants have different jobs?
Which types of foods do they prefer?
What do they do with their dead?
How are they communicating with each other?
Do the ants ever sleep?"
Learning Activities: Lucky Tie Tack - and More Great Family Fun Craft Ideas: "In England, a ladybug signifies good harvest, in France, good weather, and in Sweden, if one lands on a girl's hand, it's said to be taking measurements for her wedding gloves. Your kids can bestow a little ladybug luck by rounding up a few of these charming beetle tie tacks (they look great on jackets and baseball caps too) for all of their favorite people.
http://familyfun.go.com/Resources/Features/Activities/famf59ladybugs_tietak.jpg
MATERIALS
Red and black Sculpey III clay
Tie tack back (sold at most craft and bead stores)
To make one, roll a lima bean-size piece of red Sculpey III clay into a round ladybug body and press it securely onto the flat surface of the tie tack back. From a lentil-size piece of black Sculpey III clay, shape a head and press it onto the body. Use a thin log of black clay to create a centerline on the bug's body and rounded bits of black clay to make spots. Bake the decorated tack (a parent's job) according to the directions on the clay package, let cool and the tack is ready to wear."
Learning Activities: Ladybug crafts, activities, and games - and More Great Family Fun Craft Ideas: "In a world pageant for insects, with kids as the judges, the title of Miss Congeniality would go hands down to the ladybug beetle.
Dressed in a smart polka-dotted evening gown, it would stroll sweetly across a child's outstretched palm and charm him or her with a bat of its antennae. Not wishing to be pretentious, it would ask to be called by its familiar ladybug nickname. And then, it would gain even more favor for its noble hobbies: ridding gardens of destructive plant-eating aphids and traveling worldwide spreading luck (as legend has it) to farmers and unsuspecting maidens.
Knowing just how fond kids are of ladybugs, we've decided to celebrate their emergence from winter hibernation with a special tribute. Read on to find a craft, an activity, a game and a treat guaranteed to be as popular with your kids as the spotted namesake that inspired them."
Learning Activities: Lunch Be a Lady - and More Great Family Fun Craft Ideas
Learning Activities: Lunch Be a Lady - and More Great Family Fun Craft Ideas
Beetle fans will be crazy about this snack: individual pizzas to top with black-olive spots and glasses of Beetle Juice (raspberry soda) to sip through black licorice straws (just snip the ends off each stick).
INGREDIENTS
1/2 package active dry yeast
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
Cornmeal
2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
2 cups tomato sauce
Pitted black olives cut into halves
INSTRUCTIONS
First, make the pizza dough. In a mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast in the water and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the sugar and salt. Add the flour, 1 cup at a time, stirring until the dough forms a ball. Place the dough on a cornmeal-dusted surface and knead for about 5 minutes until smooth.
Divide the dough into four portions. Roll and gently stretch them into circles; press onto cookie sheets and cover with a dry towel. Let rise in a warm place for 15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
Sprinkle grated mozzarella cheese on the risen crusts and cover with tomato sauce. Now your kids can top off their pizzas with olive spots. Bake the pizzas for 10 to 15 minutes or until the bottoms of the crusts brown. Serves 4.
Beetle fans will be crazy about this snack: individual pizzas to top with black-olive spots and glasses of Beetle Juice (raspberry soda) to sip through black licorice straws (just snip the ends off each stick).
INGREDIENTS
1/2 package active dry yeast
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
Cornmeal
2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
2 cups tomato sauce
Pitted black olives cut into halves
INSTRUCTIONS
First, make the pizza dough. In a mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast in the water and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the sugar and salt. Add the flour, 1 cup at a time, stirring until the dough forms a ball. Place the dough on a cornmeal-dusted surface and knead for about 5 minutes until smooth.
Divide the dough into four portions. Roll and gently stretch them into circles; press onto cookie sheets and cover with a dry towel. Let rise in a warm place for 15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
Sprinkle grated mozzarella cheese on the risen crusts and cover with tomato sauce. Now your kids can top off their pizzas with olive spots. Bake the pizzas for 10 to 15 minutes or until the bottoms of the crusts brown. Serves 4.
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