1. Butterfly By: Catherine Varner

2. Introduction How do they become butterflies? How do they open their chrysalis? What do they eat? Where do they live? Do they hibernate? How do they make their cocoon? What do they do when it’s cold?

3. Task Students will be able to identify: – The life cycle of a butterfly – Where it lives – How it changes throughout its life – What it eats – How it survives – New vocabulary words

4. Process Complete KWL chart on butterflies Read a few non fiction texts Discuss new vocabulary words Read anthology Reference KWL – Questions not answered?

5. Process Read poem I started as a tiny egg Upon a leaf of green And now I stay upon the leaf So I will not be seen Soon I'll build a chrysalis Upon a limb up high I'll stay a while and then come out And be a butterfly

6. Process Watch video clip – http://www.pmsd.k12.pa. us/showcase/butterfly/vid eo.html http://www.pmsd.k12.pa. us/showcase/butterfly/vid eo.html Explore photo gallery http://butterflywebs ite.com/gallery/ind ex.cfm#hai

7. Process Explore websites – http://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml http://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml – http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly. htm http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly. htm – http://mdc.mo.gov/kids/out-in/2004/08/1.htm http://mdc.mo.gov/kids/out-in/2004/08/1.htm – http://www.smm.org/sln/monarchs/jenna/jenna3.ht ml http://www.smm.org/sln/monarchs/jenna/jenna3.ht ml

8. Conclusion Complete activity on Kidspiration Kidspiration Share the new information with a friend Shared writing model to prepare for reading research