Butterfly+egg+songs

|| || ** Butterflies ** ** There are so many terrific ideas for butterfly units. We have included some of our favorites that we have found to be successful. Click on each photo to enlarge. ** ||  ** __Life Cycle__ ** **This project reinforces the stages of the life cycle of a butterfly. We used a 10 inch circle of construction paper for the yellow background and the blue paper was about 8 1/2 inches. The children wrote the stages on the outside of the circle. This idea was given to us by Paige Brown of Fairfield, California.** **1. Egg In this section, each child drew a small branch with a leaf. They glued rice on the leaf to represent the egg stage.** **2. Larva Stage--In this section, each child draws another small branch with a leaf. We use a curly pasta piece to show this stage. My curly pasta has broken off on the sample! I apologize!** **3. Pupa Stage--Draw a small branch with a stem to glue on a shell pasta.** **4. Adult---Another branch is drawn in this section with a bow tie pasta to represent the adult butterfly. We found colored pasta for this.** || || ** Symmetrical Butterflies ** ** Each child is given a butterfly pattern to cut out. We use several different patterns to have some variety. The butterfly is folded in the middle and then opened. They are instructed to put dots and dabs of different colors of paint on one side of the butterfly only. The butterfly is folded closed and pressed. They are thrilled to see the pretty designs when it is opened. **  ||   **Butterfly Puppets** ** We purchased this finger puppet from Lakeshore Learning for the kids to use in our unit. It has a little knit pocket o n the back that the kids use on their finger. It is made from very thin fabric and flutters like a real butterfly when they wiggle their finger! **   ||   ||  ** Painted Butterfly ** ** Each year we order caterpillars from Insect Lore. They are quite expensive if you have to buy the butterfly pavil ion and the caterpillars. However, we use the net pavilion each year. Click on the butterfly for the link to their site. It is really fascinating to watch the butterflies go through the stages. It is also a real thrill to release them and watch them fly away! ** ||  ||  ** Handprint Caterpillars ** **I don't have a sample of this project, but they are so cute! We paint each child's hand with paint and stamp it on a 6x18 piece of construction paper. The fingers are pointed down for the caterpillar's legs. The palm of the hand is the body of the caterpillar. We painted the child's fist for the caterpillar's head. I will be posting a sample soon.** || || ** Story Writing Ideas ** **C** ** lick to enlarge. ** ** We use this story starter for children to write and illustrate their own story of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." We bind them and everyone enjoys reading the stories. ** || ||  ** Tissue Paper Butterfly ** ** These butterflies are made with an old fashioned clothes pin. A yellow pipe cleaner was wrapped around the head of the clothes pin for the antennae. Four layers of tissue paper was used for the butterfly wings. The wings were rounded on each side. ** __ **Butterfly Songs** __ ** "Fly, Fly Butterfly" (tune of "Skip to My Lou") ** ** Fly, fly butterfly, Fly, fly, butterfly, Fly, fly butterfly, Fly in the sky so high. Flitter, flitter butterfly, Flitter, flitter butterfly, Flitter, flitter butterfly, Flitter up and fly up in the sky. Oh my, butterfly, Oh my, butterfly, Oh my, butterfly, Do you always fly so high? **  "Pretty Butterfly" (tune of "Up on the Housetop") First comes a butterfly Who lays an egg. Out comes a caterpillar With many legs. Oh, see the caterpillar Spin and spin A little chrysalis to sleep in. Oh, oh, oh, look and see, Oh, oh, oh, look and see. Out of the chrysalis, my, oh, my, Out comes a pretty butterfly! ** ** " If you're happy and you know it" ** ** There are four layers in the rainforest. 4 LAYERS There are four layers in the rainforest. 4 LAYERS! Forest floor, understory, canopy, emergent There are four layers in the rainforest. 4 LAYERS! ** __** Links to Other Butterfly Resources **__ **Click on the butterflies for links to more ideas!** **__From Caterpillar to Butterfly__ by Deborah Heligman __I Wish I Were A Butterfly__ by James Howe __Life Story of a Butterfly__ by MacLeod __Butterflies and Caterpillar__ by Barrie Watts __Butterfly and Moth__ by Paul Whaley __Butterfly House__ by Eve Bunting __Very Hungry Caterpillar__ by Eric Carle __Very Hungry Caterpillar Coloring Book__ by Eric Carle __Monarch Butterfly__ by Gail Gibson __Butterflies, Moths, Monarchs and More__ by Joni Hunt __Butterflies and Moths__ by Angel Julivert __Amazing World of Butterflies and Moths__ by Louis Sabin __Butterflies__ by Karen Shapiro __Charlie and the Caterpillar__ by Dom Deluise __Caterpillar's Wish__ by Janice Morrison**
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|| || || Butterfly Songs [|Up] • [|Butterfly Art] • [|Butterfly Games] • [|Butterfly Science] • [|Butterfly Snacks] • Butterfly Songs • [|Butterfly Misc] Contact_FullName: Jamie Contact_Email: jcongdon@polson.k12.mt.us Area: butterfly-songs Idea: I made up this song to go with our butterfly unit. I had the kids make a caterpillar out of green pom poms glued to a tongue compressor stick, its chrysalis was a small paper lunch sack, twisted at the top to represent the silk attached to a tree. After placing the caterpillar into its chrysalis and stapling it to a tree, we sang this song: A Caterpillar's Nap Little caterpillar sitting all alone, we need to find you a nice warm home. Spin your silk and hold on tight, it's time to tell the day, "Goodnight!" The days are many, the days are long, hold on caterpillar you must be strong. Oh (pause) Wait a minute! (pause) What do I see, a beautiful butterfly looking at me!

Contact_FullName: Melissa Contact_Email: Melissa.carr@kanawha.lib.wv.us date:: 05/18/02 Area: Butterflies-songs Idea: (sung to "Oh I wish I were a little bar of soap" Oh, I wish I were a little butterfly. Butterfly. Oh, I wish I were a little butterfly. Butterfly. I would go zoom, zoom, zoom. All around the room. Oh, I wish I were a little butterfly.

Contact_FullName: Karen Contact_Email: Karenmetfan@nyc.rr.com date:: 05/01/02 Area: Butterfly Songs Idea: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Song (sung to the tune of 10 Little Indians)

On Sunday, 1 little egg, on Sunday 1 little egg, on Sunday 1 little egg, out comes a caterpillar. On Monday, 1 red apple, on Monday 1 red apple, on Monday 1 red apple, that’s what the caterpillar eats. On Tuesday, 2 yellow pears, on Tuesday 2 yellow pears, on Tuesday 2 yellow pears, that’s what the caterpillar eats. On Wednesday, 3 purple plums, on Wednesday 3 purple plums, on Wednesday 3 purple plums, that’s what the caterpillar eats. On Thursday, 4 red strawberries, on Thursday, 4 red strawberries, on Thursday, 4 red strawberries, that’s what the caterpillar eats. On Friday, 5 oranges, on Friday 5 oranges, on Friday 5 oranges, that’s what the caterpillar eats. On Saturday, too much food, on Saturday, too much food, on Saturday, too much food, that’s what the caterpillar eats. On Sunday, 1 green leaf, on Sunday, 1 green leaf, on Sunday, 1 green leaf, that’s what the caterpillar eats. In his cocoon, he goes to sleep, in his cocoon, he goes to sleep, in his cocoon, he goes to sleep, that’s what the caterpillar does. Out comes a butterfly, out comes a butterfly, out comes a butterfly, isn’t that a great surprise!

This is a song my nursery class love to do when we have read the "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" There's a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle, There's a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle, There's a tiny caterpillar, a tiny caterpillar, a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, wiggle, wiggle. (children do wiggling action for this verse) There's a big fat caterpillar on a leaf, munch, munch, etc (munching action) There's a pretty butterfly on a leaf, flutter, flutter, etc (fluttering action)
 * Name:**Melonie msenior@lineone.net ===2-20-01===

This song can be used with the Eric Carle book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" The Little Caterpillar Sung to (Itsy, Bitsy Spider) The little caterpillar crawled up into a tree, Spun his cocoon and slept so quietly, All through the winter he didn't make a sound, He dreamt of his new life when he'd be flying all around. While he was sleeping the snow did gently fall, Winter came and went, then her heard the robin's call, "Come on Mr. Butterfly, out of your cocoon Spread your wings and fly for me, while I sing my tune. Another song about caterpillars is Caterpillar (sung to Row, row your boat) One caterpillar ,two caterpillars, three caterpillars today. Four caterpillars, five caterpillars eating all the day. One cocoon, two cocoons, three cocoons today. Four cocoons, five cocoons sleeping all the day. One butterfly, two butterflies, three butterflies today. Four butterflies, five butterflies, flying, flying away.
 * Contact_FullName:** Kathi **Contact_Email:** Knascat5@aol.com ===10-8-00===

There was a caterpillar. It wiggled up a tree. It wiggled long, it wiggled short, it wiggled right at me! I put him in a little box, don't go away I said. But when I opened up the box, he was a butterfly! I could never make one, even if I tried. Cause only God in Heaven can make a butterfly!
 * Contact_FullName:** Laura Callihan **Contact_Email:** Lacallihan@cs.com ===9-30-00===

A fuzzy caterpillar wiggled down a tree. He wiggled long, he wiggled short, he wiggled right at me. I put him in a box. "Don't go away," I said. But when I looked again I saw a butterfly instead. Now I could never make one, even if I tried. Cause only God in Heaven, can make a butterfly. This is a second verse to the fuzzy caterpillar song: Wiggly little tadpole Swimming in a lake. He wiggles here, he wiggles there, He wiggles like a snake! Put him in a jar, "Don't go away," I said. But, when I opened up the jar - a hopping frog instead! I could never make one, Even if I try. Hopping frogs are made by God, just like the butterfly!
 * Contact_FullName:** Cheryl **Contact_Email:** cclark161@juno.com ===8-20-00===
 * Contact_FullName:** Jamie **Contact_Email:** elephant76@yahoo.com ===9-1-00===

Caterpillar/Butterfly Play Provide each child with a scarf. The children lay down on their scarves and then wriggle around like caterpillars trying to keep the scarf under them. Teacher sings: (Wheels on the Bus melody) The caterpillars are wriggling around, wriggling around, wriggling around. The caterpillars are wriggling around, all around the yard. (children roll into a ball and cover their heads with scarf) The caterpillars are building a cocoon, building a cocoon, building a cocoon. The caterpillars are building a cocoon all around the yard. (children pick up their scarf and fly with it) The butterflies are flying around, flying around. The butterflies are flying around, all around the yard.
 * Contact_FullName:**Mary **Contact_Email:**daffydowndilly@home.com ===8-20-00===

Butterfly Hunting (fingerplay) With a net I go hunting To catch a butterfly. When he's caught I turn him loose, To fly back to the sky.
 * Contact_FullName:**Beth **Contact_Email:**betnjack@aol.com ===5-11-00===

Here's a song when we do insects: The fuzzy little caterpillar went up into a tree, spun his cocoon and then he went to sleep. While he was sleeping he dreamt that he could fly, when he woke up (sigh) he was a butterfly.
 * Contact_FullName:**Alma **Contact_Email:**aaja68@earthlink.com ===2-17-00===

Sue **Contact_Email:**sueteachdirect@afes.net A-hunting we will go, A-hunting we will go, We'll catch a butterfly And put it in a box, Then we'll let it go!  || [|sign up for our weekly newsletter] | [|submit your ideas] ** [|The Perpetual Preschool © 1996 - 2006] [|Privacy Policy] [|Terms Of Use] **Free Year 'Round Themes, Tips, Resources and Learning Center Ideas For Parents and Educators of Young Children** A Miss Daylene Creation
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