Title of Lesson: The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Grade Level: 2nd Grade
Class Time: 30 minutes
Concepts: Concept Standard #1: Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
Content Standard #2: Using knowledge of structures and functions.
Content Standard #3: Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.
Objective: The students in this second grade class will describe the life cycle of a butterfly by writing a sentence for each stage of the life cycle and demonstrate a caterpillar and butterfly using manipulatives to model, construct, and compose original artworks; an with 90% accuracy.
Motivation: The teacher will show a picture of a butterfly and ask questions about butterflies, and how they are formed?
Vocabulary: Butterfly Larva
Caterpillar Chrysalis
Pupa Insects
Metamorphosis Nectar
Instructional Strategies:
a. The teacher will show a picture of a butterfly and ask questions about butterflies, and how they are formed?
b. The teacher will start the art project in making a butterfly.
c. The teacher will read the story about butterflies.
d. The teacher will review the life cycle of a butterfly, showing all the stages of a butterfly using pictures.
e. The teacher will continue to instruct the students in making a caterpillar to a butterfly.
f. The teacher will instruct the students to write sentences about the life cycle of a butterfly.
g. The students will make crafts and write sentences about the life cycle of a butterfly.
h. The teacher will walk around the room and assess the students in completion of craft and sentences.
i. For modifications the teacher can assist students where needed.
j. The teacher will end the lesson with an oral review of a life cycle of a butterfly and the students will share their artwork.
Modifications: For modifications the teacher can assist students where needed.
Assessment: Students will be ask to write a sentence on each stage of a butterfly life cycle and will be able to make a caterpillar to a butterfly using selected materials. Students will be assessed with the completion of their craft and sentences to describe the life cycle of a butterfly.
Materials/Supplies:
-Butterflies by Karen Shapiro -markers
- pinch-type clothes-pin -watercolors
-medium –size pom-poms -paintbrush
-school glue -water
-pipe cleaner -paper towels (white)
-pictures of a life cycle of a butterfly
Resources: DLKT’s Crafts for Kids
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/insects/mcat2butter.htm
Closing Statement: The teacher will end the lesson with an oral review of a life cycle of a butterfly and the students will share their artwork.
Grade Level: 2nd Grade
Class Time: 30 minutes
Concepts: Concept Standard #1: Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
Content Standard #2: Using knowledge of structures and functions.
Content Standard #3: Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.
Objective: The students in this second grade class will describe the life cycle of a butterfly by writing a sentence for each stage of the life cycle and demonstrate a caterpillar and butterfly using manipulatives to model, construct, and compose original artworks; an with 90% accuracy.
Motivation: The teacher will show a picture of a butterfly and ask questions about butterflies, and how they are formed?
Vocabulary: Butterfly Larva
Caterpillar Chrysalis
Pupa Insects
Metamorphosis Nectar
Instructional Strategies:
a. The teacher will show a picture of a butterfly and ask questions about butterflies, and how they are formed?
b. The teacher will start the art project in making a butterfly.
c. The teacher will read the story about butterflies.
d. The teacher will review the life cycle of a butterfly, showing all the stages of a butterfly using pictures.
e. The teacher will continue to instruct the students in making a caterpillar to a butterfly.
f. The teacher will instruct the students to write sentences about the life cycle of a butterfly.
g. The students will make crafts and write sentences about the life cycle of a butterfly.
h. The teacher will walk around the room and assess the students in completion of craft and sentences.
i. For modifications the teacher can assist students where needed.
j. The teacher will end the lesson with an oral review of a life cycle of a butterfly and the students will share their artwork.
Modifications: For modifications the teacher can assist students where needed.
Assessment: Students will be ask to write a sentence on each stage of a butterfly life cycle and will be able to make a caterpillar to a butterfly using selected materials. Students will be assessed with the completion of their craft and sentences to describe the life cycle of a butterfly.
Materials/Supplies:
-Butterflies by Karen Shapiro -markers
- pinch-type clothes-pin -watercolors
-medium –size pom-poms -paintbrush
-school glue -water
-pipe cleaner -paper towels (white)
-pictures of a life cycle of a butterfly
Resources: DLKT’s Crafts for Kids
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/insects/mcat2butter.htm
Closing Statement: The teacher will end the lesson with an oral review of a life cycle of a butterfly and the students will share their artwork.
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