1. Creating A Butterfly Garden Questions to ask:  What kind of butterflies live in our area?  What do they like to eat?  Where do they like to lay their eggs?

2. What Kind of Butterflies Live in Our Area?

3. Monarch

4. What Kind of Butterflies Live in Our Area? Monarch Pearl Crescent

5. What Kind of Butterflies Live in Our Area? Monarch Pearl Crescent Black Swallowtail

6. What Kind of Butterflies Live in Our Area? Monarch Pearl Crescent Black Swallowtail Cabbage White

7. What Kind of Butterflies Live in Our Area? Monarch Pearl Crescent Black Swallowtail Cabbage White Spring Azure

8. What Kind of Butterflies Live in Our Area? Monarch Pearl Crescent Black Swallowtail Cabbage White Spring Azure Tiger Swallowtail

9. What Kind of Plants Do They Like to Eat?

10. Butterfly Bush

11. What Kind of Plants Do They Like to Eat? Butterfly Bush Mexican Sunflower

12. What Kind of Plants Do They Like to Eat? Butterfly Bush Mexican Sunflower Zinnias

13. What Kind of Plants Do They Like to Eat? Butterfly Bush Mexican Sunflower Coneflower Zinnias

14. What Kind of Plants Do They Like to Eat? Butterfly Bush Milkweed Mexican Sunflower Coneflower Zinnias

15. What Kind of Plants Do They Like to Eat? Butterfly Bush Milkweed Cosmos Mexican Sunflower Coneflower Zinnias Yum!

16. What Kind of Plants Do They Lay Eggs On?

17. Milkweed

18. What Kind of Plants Do They Lay Eggs On? Tulip Tree Milkweed

19. What Kind of Plants Do They Lay Eggs On? Tulip Tree Wild Asters Milkweed

20. What Kind of Plants Do They Lay Eggs On? Tulip Tree Broccoli Wild Asters Milkweed Home!

21. Location of the Garden We want it to be where there is:  Sun  Protection from the wind  Rich soil

22. Other Features of the Garden We also want:  Water with mud or gravel  Large, flat rocks

23. Other Features of the Garden We also want:  Water with mud or gravel  Large, flat rocks  The tall plants in back, the short plants in front

24. What Do We Do Next?  Find a Butterfly Buddy  Choose a butterfly to study  Research your butterfly –Habitat –Food –Special needs  Share with the class