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Butterflies & Caterpillars
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Here are suggested books and website links, along with
songs, poems, and activities I've used in my classroom. Feel free
to use anything you find on this page in your own class, and please be
sure to put the author's name on any poems or songs that you reproduce.
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Butterflies & Caterpillars
The Life of a Butterfly
(Tune: Skip to My Lou)
I'm a caterpillar, wiggle with me,
I'm a caterpillar, wiggle with
me,
I'm a caterpillar, wiggle with
me,
What'll I be my darlin'?
A chrysalis, now sleep like me,
A chrysalis, now sleep like me,
A chrysalis, now sleep like me,
What'll I be my darlin'?
A butterfly, come fly with me,
A butterfly, come fly with me,
A butterfly, come fly with me,
What'll I be my darlin'?
Now all together, let's do all three!
A caterpillar, a chrysalis, a butterfly,
three!
Move your body like this with me,
The life of a butterfly, darlin'!
The Fuzzy Caterpillar
(Tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider)
The fuzzy caterpillar
Curled up on a leaf,
Spun her little chrysalis
And then fell fast asleep.
While she was sleeping
She dreamed that she could fly,
And later when she woke up
She was a butterfly!
The Caterpillar
Fuzzy little caterpillar
Crawling, crawling, on the ground.
Fuzzy little caterpillar
Nowhere, nowhere to be found.
Though we've looked and looked
And hunted everywhere around!
When the little caterpillar
Found his furry coat too tight,
Then a snug cocoon he made him
Spun of silk so soft and light.
Rolled himself away within it --
Slept there day and night.
Caterpillar
by Mary Dawson
(Tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider)
Creepy crawly caterpillar
Looping up and down,
Furry tufts of hair along
Your back of golden brown.
You will soon be wrapped in silk,
Asleep for many a day;
And then, a handsome butterfly,
You'll stretch and fly away.
The Caterpillar
by Christina Georgina Rosetti
Brown and furry
Caterpillar in a hurry;
Take your walk
To the shady leaf or stalk.
May no toad spy you,
May the little birds pass by you;
Spin and die,
To live again a butterfly.
The Butterfly Song
(Tune: Up on the Housetop)
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!
* scroll down for more songs, poems,
activities, and links *
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A Butterfly ~ Teacher's Guide
An integrated GEMS unit for young children
Great Explorations in Math and Science
The Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley
Under $8
The publisher says: "Paper butterflies and bird puppets help
children learn about protective coloration. The class creates a mural of
a blossoming meadow and enacts the drama of "The Butterfly Play." Skills
developed include: observing, communicating, comparing, matching, role-playing
and using scissors. Time: Three 20- to 60-minute sessions.
Highly recommended!
How
to Hide a Butterfly & Other Insects
Under $3
The
Very Hungry Caterpillar Board Book
Stands up to little hands ~ great in a center!
Under $7
The
Very Hungry Caterpillar
Hardcover Edition ~ 30% off publisher's price
The
Very Hungry Caterpillar
Book with Plush Caterpillar Toy
30% off publisher's price
Monarch
Butterfly
the life cycle of the Monarch
in an easy-to-understand format
Under $6
The
Butterfly Alphabet Book
another outstanding alphabet book from Jerry Palotta
author of The
Icky Bug Alphabet Book, The
Icky Bug Counting Book,
and The
Flower Alphabet Book
Under $6
The
Butterfly Book
A Kid's Guide to Attracting,
Raising, and Keeping Butterflies
Under $7
Monarch
Magic!
Butterfly Activities and Nature Discoveries
dozens of activities for all ages
From
Caterpillar to Butterfly ~ Let's Read and Find Books
perfect for emergent readers!
Under $4
Butterfly
Story
the life cycle of the Red Admiral butterfly
The
Caterpillar and the Polliwog
One of my favorite read-alouds,
about a polliwog who thinks he'll change into a butterfly!
Under $5
Amazing
Butterflies and Moths
Eyewitness Juniors Series
gorgeous photography!
I
Wish I Were A Butterfly
A wise spider helps a sad cricket realize
that he's special in his own way
Under $6
A
New Butterfly ~ My First Look at Metamorphosis
A Lift the Flap book for beginning readers
Under $5
The
Magic School Bus ~ Butterfly and the Bog Beast
A Book About Butterfly Camouflage
Butterflies,
Bugs, and Worms
Young Discoverers Biology Facts & Experiments Series
Under $6
Pet
Bugs
A Kid's Guide to Catching & Keeping Touchable Insects
a great resource book!
More
Pet Bugs
A Kid's Guide to Catching & Keeping Insects
And Other Small Creatures
Fuzzy Caterpillar
Fuzzy, wuzzy, creepy, crawly
caterpillar, funny.
You will be a butterfly
When the days are sunny.
Caterpillar, Caterpillar
Caterpillar, caterpillar,
where will you go?
Up and down the branches,
to where the flowers grow.
Caterpillar, caterpillar,
what will you do?
I'll spin my cocoon
and then rest, too.
Caterpillar, caterpillar,
why, why, why?
Because you see I'm going to be
a lovely butterfly!
Butterfly Cycle
(Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Hatch, hatch little egg,
I'm so very small.
Teeny tiny caterpillar,
You can't see me at all.
Crawl, caterpillar, crawl,
Munching on a leaf.
Crawling, munching, crawling,
munching,
Eat and eat and eat.
Form, form chrysalis,
I'm a different shape;
Hanging by a silken thread
Until I can escape.
Rest, rest, chrysalis
While I change inside;
Now at last my time has come
To be a butterfly.
Stretch, stretch, pretty wings,
It's a special day;
Soon they will be strong
enough
For me to fly away.
Fly, fly, butterfly,
Fly from flower to tree;
Find a place to lay my eggs
So they can grow like me.
Butterfly Links
The
Butterfly Website
an outstanding
site with lots of links
The
Blake School Monarch Butterfly Project
excellent classroom site that includes QuickTime movies
of butterfly
life cycle and Monarch Math Stories
Crawly
Caterpillars
a wonderfully detailed K-1 lesson
from the Utah Dept. of Education
Butterfly
Symmetry
explore symmentry, patterns in nature, and life cycles
a 2nd grade lesson from the Utah Dept. of Education
Meta-Metamorphosis
a 2nd grade lesson comparing changes and adaptations
of plants and animals
International
Federation of Butterfly Enthusiasts
Anphog's
Wild World of Photography
beautiful butterfly photos
Food
to Grow On
butterfly science lesson
emphasizing nutrition
University of Arizona
Being
Safe While Growing Up
science lesson
on moths that spin cocoons
emphasizing self-protection, self
worth, & emotional health
University of Arizona
Entomology
for Beginners
interactive site about insect
anatomy and metamorphosis
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