The+Life+Cycle+of+Butterfly

 The Life Cycle of Butterfly Helpful words to know: __Butterfly:__ any of numerous diurnal insects of the order Lepidoptera, characterized by clubbed antennae, a slender body, and large, broad, often conspicuously marked wings. __Caterpillar: __the wormlike larva of a butterfly or a moth. __Chrysalis: __the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa. __Pupa: __an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago. __Molting: __To shed periodically part or all of a coat or an outer covering, such as feathers, cuticle, or skin, which is then replaced by a new growth.
 * *The Life Cycle of A Butterfly*

First Stage: The Egg The female butterfly lays an egg on a plant.  Second Stage: The Larval Stage The egg hatches and the larva (caterpillar) comes out. Third Stage: The Pupa Stage: The caterpillar feeds on the plant and grows. When its skin becomes too small, the old skin splits open and the caterpillar pops out with a new skin on. This happens four or five times. When the caterpillar is fully grown it makes a little silk pad on a leaf or twig and attaches itself to it. The caterpillar's skin splits for the last time. It is now in the pupa stage. Under the skin is the chrysalis. Many changes happen to the chrysalis. The wings, legs and rest of the butterfly are formed inside the chrysalis.  Fourth Stage: The Adult: The last stage is the adult stage when the chrysalis splits and the butterfly comes out. Life Cycle Video: This video is for younger kids that goes with "The Very Hungry Caterpillar": []

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|| [|Lifecycle of a butterfly] (Wait for 'Next' to appear on the screen and click it. Select 'Butterfly'. Read the information and then click 'Next' again to complete the activity)
 * Life Cycle Game:

Pictures of a caterpillar in the life cycle: **d** ||  ||   ||  **E** **F****G****H****I** The above pictures show the life cycle of a butterfly in a more depth way: a.) The egg is attach to the twig by a sticky substances left by the mother butterfly. b.) The tiny caterpillar hatches from the egg. c.) The caterpillar is eating and growing. d.) The caterpillar is molting it's skin. e.) The caterpillar is preparing for the pupa stage. f.) The caterpillar is almost done molting it's body up. g.) The caterpillar is in late pupa stage almost ready to hatch. h.) The caterpillar is now a butterfly and starting to hatch from the pupa. i.) The butterfly is fully hatch from the pupa.  Songs for Movement:  Caterpillar and the Butterfly Game One day I saw a black, fuzzy caterpillar crawling along. First he'd move the front part of his body, stretching it way out. Then, he'd bring the back part of himself up to meet the front half. He was a very funny stretchy caterpillar. ( Have students lay on there stomaches and do the stretching movements as teacher reads book).
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 Fuzzy Caterpillar Oh, Mis-ter cat-er-pil-lar, walking down the street, Why do you crawl if you have so many feet? With so man-y feet, why can't you run? Oh, Mis-ter cat-er-pil-lar, crawl-ing in the sun, Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run Mis-ter fuz-zy cat-er-pil-lar, run, run, run (Students can crawl on the floor very slowly)

 Flap Your Wings Un-fold you wings, lit-tle but-ter-fly, Look up and see the wide blue sky Flap your wings back and fro, Flap them a-gain and a-way you go. (Students can flap their wings to see what a butterfly does to fly)