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Science · K–3 · 15 minutes

Life Cycle Observation: a caterpillar becoming a butterfly

Children draw, label, and ask questions about familiar living things and their changes.

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Life Cycle Observation: a caterpillar becoming a butterfly

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Today I am practising: observing change over time

1

Draw the first stage of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly.

2

What changes do you notice in a caterpillar becoming a butterfly?

3

Write one thing a caterpillar becoming a butterfly needs to grow or change.

4

What might happen next in a caterpillar becoming a butterfly?

5

Write one question you have about a caterpillar becoming a butterfly.

6

Use arrows to show the order of change in a caterpillar becoming a butterfly.

Grown-up note: Ask your learner to explain one answer in their own words.

For the grown-up

How to teach this page

  1. Step 1Tell your learner what this page practises.
  2. Step 2Read the prompt aloud once, then give space to think.
  3. Step 3Ask what they noticed and celebrate the strategy.