1. By Danielle Benner EDU 6621

2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Let’s Start the Lesson By Reading a book by Eric Carle

3. What is a Butterfly? It’s an Insect. How fast can they fly? As fast as 30 mph and as slow as 5 mph. What do butterflies eat? Most butterflies live on Nectar How many species of butterflies are there? About 28,000 What is the Life Cycle of the Butterfly?

4. Life Cycle of the Butterfly egg - the tiny orb laid by a female butterfly. Eggs are usually laid on the underside of leaves - they hatch into larvae

5. Life Cycle of the Butterfly cont… larva - (also called the caterpillar) this stage hatches from the egg. The larva spends its time eating, growing and molting (shedding its outgrown exoskeleton).

6. Life Cycle of the Butterfly cont… pupa - the stage in a butterfly's life when it is encased in a chrysalis and undergoes metamorphosis into the adult, winged form. adult - the winged adult which will mate and reproduce. Adults do not eat, they only sip liquids through a straw-like proboscis.

7. Life Cycle of the Butterfly cont… adult - the winged adult which will mate and reproduce. Adults do not eat, they only sip liquids through a straw-like proboscis.

8. Chrysalis to Butterfly Click Below to watch

9. Activities Butterfly Puzzle Coloring Pages Life Cycle Cut Out

10. Fill In the Life of the Butterfly

11. References http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly http://www.exhibits.pacsci.org/insects/buttermoth.html http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/jackhulland/projects/butterflies/