Butterfly Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 3, 2007
History

Today is butterfly day! Learn more about butterflies here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/about-butterflies.html

Answer the following questions. Send answers to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net to earn a point. Collect points to win prizes listed here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/09/prizes.html

Write B for butterfly or M for Moth

___ Like to fly at night

___ Are slimmer

___ Have knobbed antennae

Here is a PowerPoint presentation about the butterfly lifecycle: http://schoolnet.gov.mt/butterflies/Teachers'%20Resources.html#PPT


Writing Prompt
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a beautiful butterfly? Can you imagine what it would be like to transform from a little egg into a beautiful butterfly? What would it be like to live your life day to day flying around the sky landing on flowers, tree branches or even people's noses? Write a story about what your life would be like if you were a butterfly.
Send the story to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net to earn a point. Collect points to win prizes listed here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/09/prizes.html

Language Arts

Choose one of the following 5 butterflies from this list and write a 1 page research paper on the specific butterfly you choose. The list includes: Anglewing, Viceroy, Sulphur, Monarch, and Swallowtail.

Send the paper to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net to earn 10 points! Collect points to win prizes listed here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/09/prizes.html

Vocabulary
Learn some butterfly vocabulary with this fun word search. Look up any words you don’t know in a dictionary.
http://schoolnet.gov.mt/butterflies/res/Worksheets/Worksheet%205.pdf

Science
Label the parts of a butterfly here: http://schoolnet.gov.mt/butterflies/res/Worksheets/Worksheet1b%20Whole%20class%20Butt%20Parts.pdf

Math
Today’s math challenge involves percentages. Practice here: http://www.helpingwithmath.com/printables/worksheets/per0601fractions01.htm


Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/math-challenge-october-3.html

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