In this activity children will learn the life cycle of a butterfly and create and label a life cycle diagram.
Description
World Book Day is the biggest annual celebration of books and reading in the UK and Ireland. This activity complements the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
Children will learn the life cycle of a butterfly and create and label a life cycle diagram. They will use their knowledge to decide what caterpillars would eat at a Caterpillar Café.
Learning Objective:
- what caterpillars eat
Children will learn:
- where caterpillars can be found
- how one animal changes as it grows
Acknowledgements
These resources were initially developed in partnership with the Centre for Science Education, Sheffield Hallam University.