Painted Lady Butterfly Life Cycle Activities and Caterpillar Observation Journal

These Painted Lady butterfly life cycle activities, worksheets and observation journals are the perfect resource to use while learning about the butterfly life cycle and observing caterpillars.

Do you have caterpillars in your class? My kids absolutely love it when we get caterpillars, and seeing them transform into butterflies! Watching caterpillars grow and change is so fascinating, and with this mini unit your students can record their observations using the Caterpillars log (for preschoolers) or the Growing Butterflies Journal (for Kindergarten and above) which encourages learners to really look and see what changes are occurring each day.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ❝This unit was PERFECT for my first grade butterfly project!❞

Set up an engaging learning space all about butterflies: 

★ Use the display materials to anchor your butterfly life cycle topic

★ Create a word wall with the vocabulary cards

★ Set up your caterpillars where students can observe them each day

★ Fun worksheets and craft activities will ensure students remain engaged

This butterfly life cycle unit includes:

★ Caterpillars log for preschoolers

★ Growing Butterflies journal (color and black & white)

★ Colorful display materials

★ Life cycle stages vocabulary wall cards (color)

★ The life cycle of a butterfly writing and drawing worksheets (black & white)

★ The life cycle of a butterfly cut and paste activities (black & white)

★ The anatomy of a butterfly labeling worksheets (differentiated)

★ Butterfly life cycle flip book (three differentiated versions)

★ My butterfly life cycle mini book (black & white, color, and fill in the blanks)

★ Suggestions for extension activities

Happy teachers say:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ❝Our classroom got painted lady butterflies and this was a perfect resource to use! We use the journals every day to keep up with our little classroom friends and they are very easy to print and use. The kids found it very easy to follow along and after the 3rd time, can almost do it independently. I would highly recommend this to anyone that orders these butterflies!❞

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ❝This is SO AMAZING! I always order painted lady butterflies from Nature Gifts and I was so excited to find this resource to use with it! Thank you!❞

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ❝My students loved using the observation journal. It was easy for my students to use.  It was very kid friendly.❞

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Check out the SUNFLOWER MINI UNIT for more fun life cycle learning!

If you have any questions, please get in touch.

Happy teaching ~ Jess

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