Life cycle of a butterfly foldable sequencing activity cut and paste craft
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Description
A science craft resource for exploring the stages of the life cycle of a butterfly! This fun alternative to a worksheet provides options for sequencing and can be used as an introduction or review of the butterfly life cycle.
Ideal for a science center, interactive science notebooks, or to support learning about life cycles, insects/bugs, butterflies, or symmetry.
Benefits of this activity:
- Low prep
- Children learn about the butterfly life cycle in a fun and hands-on way, that’s a bit different from a standard science worksheet.
- Can be used to introduce the life cycle, or as a review/assessment to check understanding.
- Encourages fine motor/scissor skills, hand-eye coordination (folding), and sequencing.
- Differentiated options allow for multiple age ranges or abilities to do the same activity.
- Finished foldouts can be inserted into an interactive notebook where they can be referenced by children.
The templates
This resource has 5 similar designs so that you can choose which best suit your students.
- 2 x Color, cut and fold templates (one with a straight edge for easy cutting).
- Create a symmetrical butterfly wing pattern, color, cut and fold.
- Create a butterfly wing pattern, draw the life cycle stages, color, cut and fold.
- Create a butterfly wing pattern, sequence the life cycle stages, glue, cut and fold.
Designs 2-5 could also be decorated with stickers, sequins, pompoms, or other embellishments!
Instructions outlining how to fold are also included. There are 2 versions of this file in a zip folder - one with US paper size and spelling, the other for the UK/AUS. This resource is not editable.
What teachers are saying
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'My class loved this craftivity as a follow up to an informational story and discussion about the life cycle of a butterfly. We did this project during our lifecycle unit and watched our caterpillars turn into butterflies!'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'It was fun and easy and creative. This is an activity I would highly recommend to all teachers!'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Our class is watching our caterpillars morph into butterflies this week. They loved this project to focus on what they are seeing in real life. This project also reinforced symmetry.'
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