metamorphosis

Today the children are going to pretend they are an egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly

Purpose: To learn the process metamorphosis

Theme: Insects

Learning standard: Act out the stages of a butterfly first discussing metamorphosis

Motivational techniques:  See below

Procedure: 1 Using your imagination   you are an egg ( curl up into a small ball )
                   2. Using your imagination you are now a caterpillar   ( crawl around and eat eat eat!) 
                        Put snacks all over the floor and eat them!!
                   3. You are now a chrysalis get in your sleeping bag and take a nap
                   4 when you come out of the sleeping bag you are now a butterfly!!!!!  With beautiful 
                       Wings ( flapping your arms fly around the house )

Materials: Snacks for the caterpillar to eat, sleeping bag

Wrap up: What were you thinking about when you were in the sleeping bag. 

Assessment: The children have learned the stages of a butterfly ( egg, caterpillar, chrysalis,
                       Butterfly )

Modifications: If you would rather draw the stages on paper that is fine too

Helpful Hints: If you don’t have a sleeping bag you may use a blanket.

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