Caterpillar to butterfly
Caterpillar to butterfly: the life cycle of a butterfly as an observable transformation. Egg → caterpillar → chrysalis → butterfly. The idea that one creature can change its whole form. Classroom butterfly kits, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
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If your child watched a caterpillar make a chrysalis — or read The Very Hungry Caterpillar — could they tell you what happens next and how it becomes a butterfly?
Caterpillar to butterfly: the life cycle of a butterfly as an observable transformation. Egg → caterpillar → chrysalis → butterfly. The idea that one creature can change its whole form. Classroom butterfly kits, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
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- Describe the four stages of a butterfly's life in order: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly
- Explain that the caterpillar and the butterfly are the same creature at different stages of life
- Retell or draw the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly after reading a story or watching it happen
“If your child watched a caterpillar make a chrysalis — or read The Very Hungry Caterpillar — could they tell you what happens next and how it becomes a butterfly?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Insects & Minibeasts
- Age range
- Ages 5–7