Butterflies and Caterpillars

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1 All About Butterflies and Caterpillars Grades 1 to 2 Written by Ruth Solski About the Author: Ruth Solski has been an educator for over 30 years and is the founder of S&S Learning Materials. As a writer, she strives to provide teachers with a useful tool to bring the joy of learning to many children. Copyright 2010 This publication may be reproduced under licence from Access Copyright, or with the express written permission of On The Mark Press / S&S Learning Materials, or as permitted by law. All rights are otherwise reserved, and no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, scanning, recording or otherwise, except as specifically authorized. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for this project. All Rights Reserved Printed in Canada Published in the United States by: On The Mark Press P.O. Box 433 Clayton, New York Published in Canada by: On The Mark Press 15 Dairy Avenue Napanee, Ontario K7R 1M4 ISBN: OTM-2138

2 Table Of Contents At a Glance... 2 Teacher Assessment Rubric... 4 Student Assessment Rubric... 5 Teacher Notes: Teaching Suggestions... 6 Teacher Information: Butterflies... 8 Teacher Information: Caterpillars Butterfly and Caterpillar Poetry Vocabulary List Teacher Notes: Implementation of Reproducible Student Booklet Reproducible Student Booklet: All About Butterflies and Caterpillars Teacher Notes: Reading Worksheets and Booklets Butterfly Riddles Caterpillar Riddles Is it a butterfly or a caterpillar? The Life Story of a Butterfly Reproducible Story Books Butterflies Caterpillars The Monarch Butterfly The White Cabbage Butterfly The Painted Lady Butterfly The Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Teacher Notes: Vocabulary Worksheets ABC Order Caterpillar Compounds Butterfly and Caterpillar Matching Matching Vocabulary to Pictures Butterfly and Caterpillar Synonyms Buterfly and Caterpillar Antonyms Butterfly and Caterpillar Syllables Butterfly and Caterpillar Rhyming Words Butterfly and Caterpillar Words that Go together Butterfly and Caterpillar Spelling Butterfly and Caterpillar Rhyming Words Butterfly and Caterpillar Word Puzzle Butterfly and Caterpillar Word Find Teacher Notes: Phonic Worksheets Initial Consonant Cc Initial Consonat Bb Initial Consonant Pp Initial Consonant Review Final Consonant Sound Review Two and Three Letter Sounds Long and Short Vowel Ee Sounds Long and Short Vowel Uu Sounds Long and Short Vowel Review Teacher Notes: Language Worksheets Let s Write a Caterpillar Story Let s Write a Butterfly Story Me as a Caterpillar Me as a Butterfly Writing Caterpillar Sentences Writing Butterfly Sentences The Life Story of a Butterfly Answer Key ISBN: OTM-2138

3 A) What is a butterfly? A butterfly is an. It has big that help it to. Some butterflies are very. Some are brown or green so they cannot be seen on the. This is called. camouflage plants wings colorful insect fly Page 1 ISBN: OTM-2138

4 B) What are the names of the parts of a butterfly? Print the name of the butterfly on the lines beside the numbers. thorax antennae tongue head wings abdomen eye legs spiracles Page 2 ISBN: OTM-2138

5 C) How do the parts of a butterfly work? The butterfly s wings and legs are attached to the body part called the. On the wings are. The scales give the butterfly and. A butterfly has wings. Inside the wings are tubes called. The butterfly has legs that have tiny to help it stay on flowers. Along the sides of its body are little breathing called. spiracles thorax scales six patterns holes color four spurs veins Page 3 ISBN: OTM-2138

6 D) How do the parts of a butterfly work? A butterfly s body has parts. The parts are called the,, and the. On a butterfly s head are two long or feelers. The butterfly uses them for and. They are its ears and nose. On each side of a butterfly s head are two big. They can look up, down, sideways, and backwards. Below its eyes, there is a long curled up. This is a butterfly s. When the butterfly is hungry, it unrolls its tongue and puts it in a flower and up the. nectar abdomen smelling sucks head antennae three tube eyes hearing tongue thorax Page 4 ISBN: OTM-2138

7 E) What does a butterfly do? A butterfly flies around in the day looking for. It lands on a flower to suck up the inside it. A female butterfly looks for a butterfly. They and the male butterfly flies away. The female butterfly looks for a place to lay her eggs. She lays her on or under plant. After she lays her eggs, she. male flowers dies safe nectar leaves eggs mate Page 5 ISBN: OTM-2138

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