The Caterpilar
By Christina Rossetti
Brown and furry
Caterpillar in a hurry
Take your walk
To the shady leaf or stalk
Or what not,
Which may be the chosen spot.
No toad spy you,
Hovering birds of prey pass by you;
Spin and die,
To live again a butterfly.
Print the poem. After reading the poem have the children
draw an illustration for the poem. Click here for a printer friendly
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*Art
3D Butterfly Collage
Give each child a circular piece of construction paper divided into
four parts. Have the children use yarn, Q-tips, scraps of
construction paper, and tissue paper to make a 3D collage of a
butterfly's life cycle.
Clothespin Butterflies
Need: clothespin, coffee filter, watercolors, paintbrush, water
Start by letting the children paint the clothespin, then set it aside
to dry. Spread the coffee filter out on the table, and assist the
children as they paint the filter a variety of colors. When the
filter is dry, you scrunch it up and clip it with the clothespin. By
doing this, a butterfly is formed!
You may glue a magnetic strip on the back to make a magnet, or hang
the butterflies from the ceiling. You may feel free to add wiggly
eyes and pipe cleaner antennae.
Contributed By: April N.
Paint Blob Butterflies
Different colors of paint, butterfly pattern.
Have children place a small dot of paint on only one side of the
butterfly. Then fold the paper in half and squish down.
Children can continue to fold the paper many different ways
(horizontal, vertical, diagonal) to create lovely butterflies that
looks the same on each wing.
When dry children can cut the butterfly out. Use for displays in the room.
Butterfly
Shape (print out)
Very Hungry Caterpillar-Tissue College
An literature/art lesson for the story by Eric Carle.
Symmetry-Patterns
in Nature (use butterfly shape above)
Create a butterfly to demonstrate bilateral symmetry.
When done have the children try to balance their butterflies on their noses.
Symmetry
Materials Needed: construction paper shapes for each child:
square, circle, rectangle, ovals, diamonds(rhombus), triangles
Introduce children to the word symmetry.
Have a pattern already made for them to observe of the foldings. Have the children to see how many times their shapes can be folded evenly. This makes for a great fine motor skill while intoducing Geometry.
Contributed by: Karen Wilson
Coloring
pages that shows the life cycle of the Monarch.
Butterfly
Life-Cycle Chart and Cut Outs ( print-out)
Where Do Butterflies Come From?
Toilet paper craft of a butterfly emerging from the chrysalis.
Butterfly
Observer Game
A game to assist in recalling butterfly facts.
Caterpillar Maze (hard)
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