Butterflies

The Butterfly Song

First comes a butterfly and lays an egg.
Out comes a caterpillar with many legs.
Oh see the caterpillar spin and spin,
A little chrysalis to sleep in.

Oh, oh ,oh wait and see!
Oh, oh, oh wait and see!
Out of the chrysalis, my oh my,
Out comes a beautiful butterfly!

Theme:  I choose to do my theme on butterflies. My theme is for students in the first grade.  

Possible Standards:

• identify characteristics of plants and animals that allow them to live in specific environment

• describe life needs of animals, including people.

• trace and compare the life cycle of various organisms

Background Information:

• Where Do Butterflies Come From

• Questions About Butterflies

• Butterfly Life Cycle

Lesson Plans:

• Education World: Butterfly Cam

• Insect Lesson Plan

• A to Z Teacher Stuff

• Activity Kit for Teachers

• File Folder Games: Beautiful Butterfly

Student Pages:

• Butterfly Shape

• Butterfly Life Cycle

• Word Search

• Primary Games.com

Fly Fly Butterfly

(to the tune of "Skip To My Lou")

Fly fly butterfly,
Fly fly butterfly,
Fly fly butterfly,
Fly up in the sky so high.
CATERPILLARS!
What do caterpillars do?
Nothing much but chew and chew.
What do caterpillars know?
Nothing much but how to grow.
They just eat what by and by
will make them be a butterfly,
But that is more than I can do
however much I chew and chew.

Aileen Fisher

More songs about butterflies

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