1. The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

3. The Egg A butterfly lays an egg on a plant leaf.
The caterpillar grows inside.

4. The Caterpillar It eats as much as it can.
It grows and sheds its skin many times.
It stores food for its next stage.
It spins a pad of silk on a leaf or stem.

5. The Chrysalis The caterpillar forms a chrysalis around itself.
Eventually the shell splits open.

6. The Butterfly The butterfly comes out.
It breathes air to expand its body.
When its wings are dry, it is ready to fly.

7. Vocabulary Words First Second Third Last Egg Caterpillar Chrysalis
Butterfly

8. Sentence Frames The _____ stage is the egg stage.
The _______stage is the _______ stage.
The third stage is the _______ stage and the ______stage is the ______ stage.