A Unit on Butterfly

Butterfly

Books:

Butterfly Meadow #1:Dazzle's First Day (Olivia Moss ISBN: 0545054567)
Butterfly Meadow #2: Twinkle Dives In (Olivia Moss ISBN: 0545054575)
Butterfly Meadow #3: Three Cheers for Mallow (Olivia Moss ISBN: 0545054583)
Butterfly Meadow #4
Butterfly Meadow #5: Dazzle's New Friend (Olivia Moss ISBN:
Butterfly Meadow #6: Twinkle and the Busy Bee (Olivia Moss ISBN: 0545054613)
Butterfly Meadow #7: Joy's Close Call (Olivia Moss ISBN: 054510713x)
Butterfly Meadow #8: Zippy's tall Tale (Olivia Moss ISBN: 0545112427)
Butterfly Meadow #9: Skipper Gets Spooked (Olivia Moss ISBN: 0545112435)
Little Einsteins Butterfly Suits (Disney ISBN: 1423108337)
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast (William Plomer ISBN: 07636444226)
Butterfly House (Eve Bunting ISBN: 0590848844)
From Catterpillar to Butterfly (Heiligman ISBN: 0064451291)
Monarch Butterfly (Gail Gibbons ISBN: 0823409090)
Butterflies in the Garden (Carol Lerner ISBN: 0688174787)
Wings of Light: The Migration of the Yellow Butterfly (Stephen R. Swinburne ISBN: 1590780825)
Magic School Bus: The Butterfly and the Bog Beast (Joanna Cole ISBN: 0590508342)
Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Butterflies and Moths (Morgan ISBN: 0754818845)

DVDS:

Nova: The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
The Story of the Butterfly
Barbie: Mariposa

Facts:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly

The butterfly is an insect.
Four-stage lifecycle: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), adult butterfly.
Butterfly feeds primerly on nectar from flowers.
Vision is well developped in butterflies.
Many butterflies migrate over long distances.
There are between 15 000 to 20 000 speciies of butterflies worldwide.

Activities:

http://www.childcareland.com/butterflies.html
Butterfly coloring pages: http://www.coloring.ws/butterfly1.htm
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/coloringbook/sketch_butterflies.html
Fingerprint Butterfly: http://www.dltk-kids.com/CRAFTS/miscellaneous/fingerprint_butterflies.htm
Put a book together.
Make a page about the lifecycle of a butterfly.
Print an image of a butterfly and identify its parts.
Find links on butterflies.


Recipes:

Butterfly cupcakes: http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/butterfly-cupcakes-87208.aspx
Butterfly cake: http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/beautiful-butterfly-cake-86978.aspx
Butterfly ice cream sandwiches: http://www.wilton.com/recipe/Butterfly-Ice-Cream-Sandwiches
Butterfly cookies: