“The Life Cycle of a Butterfly”

Introduction

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1S8WzwLPlM

 

Are you ready to see how a small dragging creature becomes a beautiful flying pilot?

 

Let's check it out!

Task

Content Objective: By the end of this lesson the student will be able to

Explain how plants and animals live and die as they go through a life cycle.
  • Students will complete a graphic organizer with the 4 most important stages in the life cycle of a butterfly
  •   Students will write sentences to describe each stage of the cycle using proper structures and applying grammar rules pertaining to third person singular inflection

 

Process

HOW AM I GOING TO DO THIS?

FOLLOW THE NEXT STEPS:
  • STEP 1: Students will make predictions about the story based on the tittle "CATERPILLAR SHOES".  
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYa6OLQHrEc

    Looking at the title and illustrations/pictures, what do you think will happen in this story?

  • • What makes you think that?

  • • What characters do you think might be in the story?

  • • Do you think there will be problem in the story? Why?

  • • What do you already know about the topic of this story?
  • STEP 2:  Student will watch/listen to the story and answer questions to check comprehension.

 

  • Watch the cartoon “Caterpillar shoes” and put them in order.

 

____beetle

____worm

__1_wood louse

____grasshopper

____spider

____flea

____stick insect

____snail

 

 

 

STEP 3:  Match insects with shoes :

 

wood louse                          sport pumps

spider                                 sneakers

grasshopper                        party shoes          

snail/flea                             wooden clogs       

beetle                                    slippers

    

 
STEP 4: 

Students will conduct a study of the life cycle of a real butterfly while noting its development as it metamorphoses from a caterpillar to a butterfly through direct observation.  

You will watch the next video, and when you are finished, go to the link below to play a game in order to practice the Butterfly Life Cycle  learned form the video.

VIDEO: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1S8WzwLPlM&t=17s

 

Game: https://www.softschools.com/science/butterfly/life_cycle.jsp

 STEP 5: Play this online game to check what learned previously.

 https://www.turacogames.com/games/butterfly-life-cycle-science-game-for-kids/

  

STEP 6:  Complete a graphic organizer with the 4 most important stages in the life cycle of a butterfly

In pairs, discuss changes to these verbs third person singular. Then, cut, sort and

glue the right change to each verb. (Formative)

 

ACTIVITY 1:

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ACTIVITY 2:

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STEP 7

ACTIVITY 3:

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Evaluation

 

Assessment  (Summative)

 

Using the illustration below, describe each stage of the life cycle of a Butterfly using

 

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Conclusion

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Describe in the life cycle of a butterfly and the changes it goes through.  
  • Use this vocabulary : Metamorphosis; life cycle; butterfly; pupa; caterpillar; chrysalis, stages, life cycle. hatch, lay, shed.

  • Explain how plants and animals live and die as they go through a life cycle.

Based on the information and the vocabulary learned on this lesson, students will conduct a study of the life cycle of a real butterfly while noting its development as it metamorphoses from a caterpillar to a butterfly through direct observation.  

LET'S GET READY!

Credits

Teacher Page

  • This lesson plan was designed for a First-Grade self-contained class

  • Content Objective: By the end of this lesson the student will be able to

    Explain how plants and animals live and die as they go through a life cycle.

  • Language Objective:

    Explain the different stages in the life cycle of a butterfly, using speaking and writing language modalities, applying appropriate, grammatical sentences and academic vocabulary.

  • Differentiated Instruction for ELLs: Grammar Focus (small group):

  1. ELLs will briefly review vocabulary and concepts.

  2. ELLs will review grammar rules for third person singular in present tense through a PowerPoint presentation.
  3. ELLs will use apply those grammar rules in a cut and glue activity and in a fill in the blank practice worksheet.