PROGRAM 3

Butterfliesu GET READY TO WATCHBefore viewing the program, find out what students know aboutbutterflies and what questions they still have. Record their ideasand questions on a large piece of paper cut in the shape of a butterfly.

Discuss places people can go to see butterflies in nature.

Invite students to tell about the most beautiful butterfly they haveever seen. What did it look like? Where did they see it?

u TALK ABOUTAfter watching, ask students why they think people like butterfliesso much.

Discuss the importance of setting butterflies free after they havehatched from caterpillars in jars or cages.

Talk about what we might learn from tagging monarchs.

u CURRICULUM INTEGRATION ACTIVITIESScienceHave students use print resources to identify butterflies they saw in the program.

Reinforce the science concepts in the program by comparingand contrasting butterflies with other animals. For example, dis-cuss how mammals and birds camouflage themselves; make a listof animals that migrate; or identify animals that lay eggs.

u Program Description

Celia’s monarch butterfly has hatched andshe is about to set it free. Before she does,she learns all about the life cycle of abutterfly. She visits a butterfly expert whoteaches her about the “tricks” caterpillarsuse to fool their enemies, the functions ofthe parts of a butterfly, and how to tag amonarch.

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Make a “Five Senses” chart comparing a butterfly and a child.

Tie science research into math by having students make atimeline of a butterfly’s life. Have them each choose a butterflyand research its life cycle—where it lays its eggs, what the caterpil-lar looks like and what it eats, what the chrysalis looks like, andfinally, the butterfly. Have students draw the stages on a strip ofpaper that has been folded into four parts.

Language ArtsBrainstorm a list of words that describe butterflies. Recall thatCelia said they were “flying flowers.” What else might they be com-pared to? Have students speculate as to how they came to becalled “butterflies.”

Have students perform a stick puppet play about the life cycleof a butterfly. Photocopy the patterns at the back of this chapter.Have students color them and cut them out, and then glue themonto craft sticks. Have them write (or dictate) a simple script inwhich the egg, the caterpillar, the chrysalis, and the butterfly each“tells” something about itself.

MathHave students describe the patterns of color, shape, anddesign they see on the wings of butterflies and moths from photo-graphs. Take note of any “false eyes” and discuss the purpose ofthese markings (to confuse enemies).

Reinforce the concept of symmetry by noticing not only thewings, but also the placement of the legs and antennae on thebody.

Create and duplicate natural patterns. Put the students with part-ners and give them a copy of the blank butterfly. Have each of thepartners work on only one wing of their butterfly to create a pattern.When that wing is finished, the two students in each pair trade but-terflies, and their partner finishes the butterfly by reproducing thepattern as closely as possible.

Social StudiesLocate the migration routes of monarch butterflies on a map ofNorth America.

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u Crinkleroot’s Corner

Leapin’ Lepidoptera! Thereare about 20,000 species of

butterflies. They live all over the worldexcept in Antarctica. New species are dis-covered all the time!

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5 Senses Butterfly Child

See

Hear

Smell

Touch

Taste

Antenna Nose

Feet Tongue

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ArtMake paint blob butterflies. Fold a piece of 9” x 12” constructionpaper in half. When it is folded, use a pencil to draw half a butterfly,with the body along the fold. Trace over this outline with a blackcrayon, pressing rather firmly. Open the folded paper and refold it with the outlined butterfly on the inside. Rub the paper with therounded end of a pair of scissors or other blunt object. (Use firmpressure without tearing the paper.) Rub over the entire outline.Open the paper to find the other half of the butterfly outlined, and trace over the line with a black crayon. Put small blobs of tempera paint on only one side of the butterfly. Fold the other side on top of the paint and press down. Open the paper to find a colorful butterfly. When the paint dries, cut the butterfly out alongthe black outline.

Make tissue paper butterflies. Students will need tissue paper in different colors and a clip-type clothespin. Cut tissue paper into6” squares. Have students paint the clothespins with black paint,and allow to dry. Fold the tissue paper in half and cut an outline of a butterfly wing. (You may wish to use two or three layers of tissue paper for a colorful effect.) Use the clothespin as the butter-fly’s body to clip the pieces of tissue paper together. Add pipecleaner or yarn antennae if desired. Suspend the butterflies fromthe ceiling at different heights so the class can enjoy butterfliesfloating about the room.

u CRINKLEROOT SAYS,”DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?”

Check out your local library or bookstore for these books about butterflies:

Arnosky, Jim. Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing Butterflies &Moths. Simon & Schuster, 1996.

Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. World, 1969; Philomel, 1981.

Cassie, Brian & Jerry Pallotta. The Butterfly Alphabet Book.Illus. by Mark Astrella. Charlesbridge, 1995.

Gibbons, Gail. Monarch Butterfly. Holiday House, 1989.

Hariton, Anca. Butterfly Story. Dutton, 1995.

Heiligman, Deborah. From Caterpillar to Butterfly.Illus. by Bari Weissman. HarperCollins, 1996.

Kalman, Bobbie & Everts, Tammy. Butterflies and Moths.Crabtree, 1994.

Lasky, Kathryn. Monarch. Photographs by Christopher G. Knight.Harcourt Brace, 1993.

Pringle, Laurence. An Extraordinary Life: The Story ofa Monarch Butterfly. Paintings by Bob Marstall. Orchard, 1997.

Prior, R. W. The Great Monarch Butterfly Chase.Illus. by Beth Glick. Bradbury Press, 1993.

Ryder, Joanne. Where Butterflies Grow.Illus. by Lynne Cherry. Lodestar, 1989.

Sandved, Kjell B. The Butterfly Alphabet. Scholastic, 1996.

Taylor, Harriet Peck. Coyote and the Laughing Butterflies.Macmillan, 1995.

u Sass’s ScenePeople can attract butterflies to theiryards at home by planting certaintypes of plants. Alfalfa, blueberry, butterfly weed, dill, French marigold,lavender, lilac, parsley, petunia,phlox, pussy willow, sage,thyme, and zinnia are butterflytreats.

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Whaley, Paul. Butterfly & Moth.“Eyewitness Books.” Alfred A. Knopf, 1988.

Yoshi. The Butterfly Hunt. Picture Book Studio, 1990.

Additional resourcesBugs. Reading Rainbow video. GPN.

The Butterfly Website Picture Galleries. Internet site:http://mgfx.com/butterfly/gallery/index.htm

Project Monarch Butterfly. Internet site:http://adm-server.ngpc.state.ne.us/monarch/monarch.html

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REPRODUCIBLE #03

Stick Puppet Patterns

Egg

Caterpillar

Chrysalis

Butterfly