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Lesson Three – Butterfly Life Cycle
This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to explore and illustrate the sequence of how caterpillars change into butterflies using the process of metamorphosis. The class can select designs to record how butterflies might emerge from a caterpillar chrysalis.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to explore and illustrate the sequence of how caterpillars change into butterflies using the process of metamorphosis
Learning Objectives
Investigates living things by using all the senses as appropriate. Explain why some things occur and talk about changes.
Learning Outcomes
I can identify and describe different types of animals. I can explain how animals change and develop as they grow older.
Butterfly Life Cycle
Teaching sequence to help the children explore and illustrate the sequence of how caterpillars change into butterflies using the process of metamorphosis
Caterpillar Changes
Display posters for whole class discussion help the children identify and describe the life cycle of a butterfly using the process of metamorphosis
Butterfly Design
Template to help the children select and record shapes, colours and patterns that might be seen on a butterfly
Butterfly Life Cycle
Interactive activity to help the children explore and illustrate the sequence of how caterpillars change into butterflies using the process of metamorphosis
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to explore and illustrate the sequence of how caterpillars change into butterflies using the process of metamorphosis
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