Amazing
World of Butterflies!
A Content Pathfinder for Second Grade
NAME: Betsey Lee
SCHOOL:
WORKSHOP
LOCATION:
COMPANION
ACTION PLAN: Amazing World of Butterflies Action Plan
GRADE
LEVEL: Second Grade
CURRICULUM/SUBJECT
AREA:
Science – Life Cycles; Library– Reference Skills; English Lang. Arts– Research
SPECIFIC
TOPIC: The exploration of the life cycle of a
Painted Lady Butterfly
SUMMARY: Students will be able to explain the life cycle of a butterfly; including the needs of the organism at each stage (air, water, food, shelter) and the transformation that occurs in specific stages. Integrated into the butterfly study will be instruction using basic search techniques for locating information using the building online library catalog, online reference sources as well as applicable computer software.
595.78 WAL Wallace, Karen. Born to be a
butterfly.
595.78 STI Still, John. Amazing butterflies
& moths.
595.78 HAR Hariton,
Anca. Butterfly story.
595.78 FRO Frost, Helen. Caterpillars.
595.78 FRO Frost, Helen. Butterfly eggs.
595.78 FRO Frost, Helen. Butterfly colors.
595.78 HEI Heiligman,
Deborah. From
caterpillar to butterfly.
595.78 SAN Sandved,
Kjell B. The butterfly alphabet.
595.78 OVE Overbeck,
Cynthia. The
butterfly book.
595.78 SCH Schaffer,
Donna. Painted lady butterflies.
595.78 RYD Ryder, Joanne. Where butterflies
grow.
595.78 EHL Ehlert,
Lois. Waiting
for wings.
E BUN Bunting,
Eve. The butterfly house.
EPBK SHA Shahan, Sherry. The little butterfly.
PER ZOO Butterflies. Zoobook Magazine. Vol. 17, Number 4, January 2000.
VHS 595.78 MAG The
magic school bus: butterflies.
Scholastic: distributed by Kid Vision, 1997.
VHS 595.78 SWA The Swallowtail butterfly;
the silkworm; the mosquito.
VHS 595.78 BUT Butterfly
world: jewels of the sky. DAVAL
Productions
CD-ROM
595.78 BUT Butterflies.
Brentmoor Elementary Catalog http://web2.lnoca.org
*must get log in and password from school librarian
Mentor Public Library Catalog http://www.mentorpl.org
INFOhio Electronic Resources http://www.infohio.org - Use the Resources for Grades K-6
*must get log in and password from school librarian
Encylcopedia Brittanica*, Elementary Encyclopedia.
Make sure to watch video clip Butterfly: Metamorphis in the Video & Media Section
Searchasaurus
Look at these articles for some more information and photos from children’s magazines:
Presto Change-O!
A Butterfly Appears. Highlights for
Children, Apr2004, Vol. 59 Issue 4, p8, 2p
Bug Scientist, Click,
Mar2004, Vol. 7 Issue 3, p14, 4p
Look at Four Kinds of Butterflies. Weekly Reader - Edition K, May/June2004, p5
ZOOM Butterflies – http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/
This site has a wonderful “Butterfly Dictionary” that provides easy to read diagrams, descriptions and photos; as well as great student resources that may be printed.
Butterflies of
Click on a state to find pictures and descriptions of butterflies found in each state.
A neat school site, it has video clips showing the stages and daily journaling; fun online a activities, too!
The Butterfly Site - http://www.thebutterflysite.com/
EVERYTHING butterfly!
Billy Bear's Butterflies and Bugs - http://www.billybear4kids.com/butterfly/flutter-fun.html
Where do Butterflies Come From? - http://www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk/Article/where-do-butterflies-come-from
Children’s Butterfly Site - http://www.mesc.usgs.gov/resources/education/butterfly/bfly_start.asp
Order Painted Lady Butterfly Larvae and raise your
own! - http://www.thebutterflysite.com/rearing.shtml
Painted Lady Life Cycle models - http://sciencekit.com/category.asp?c=432610&sid=marketleap&eid=marketleap4993