This week’s theme is butterflies. Our “Growing Minds Day by Day” educational resource lists are designed for families and educators.
Butterflies
The Butterfly Alphabet
A renowned nature photographer presents stunning photographs of butterflies from throughout the world, using close-up views of wing designs that look like letters of the alphabet
Farfallina & Marcel
Farfallina and Marcel, a caterpillar and a gosling respectively, are an unlikely pair yet are the best of friends. But when they are both separated for a long time, they each undergo a miraculous transformation. Will these friends find each other again? And if they do, will they have grown apart while growing up?
Monarchs
Read along as an insect grows from egg to caterpillar to monarch butterfly. Then travel alongside as the butterfly flies south to Mexico for the winter. This book offers a detailed description on the monarch butterfly, as well as, beautiful images of the butterflies and the regions in which they live.
Bob and Otto
Friends come in all shapes and sizes. While one friend finds himself completely transformed after a long snooze, the other sticks to his routine and feels that he has missed out on something special. In the end, however, they discover that one could not have survived without the other.
Ten Little Caterpillars
This beautiful book counts caterpillars in the garden up to ten. The back of the book highlights each caterpillar, what they eat, and the butterfly or moth that they turn into. A great book to introduce students to garden friends.
Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly
Velma has just started first grade and is trying to live up to the expectations set by her two marvelous older sisters. But no one even remembers poor Velma’s name! That all changes when she takes a class trip to a butterfly conservatory and a monarch perches on her finger and refuses to budge for days!
Starting Life: Butterfly
This beautifully illustrated book depicts the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly.
Butterfly Life Cycles lesson plan
Teach students about insect life cycles through a close look at butterflies.
Downloads
- Butterfly Life Cycle lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
- Butterfly Life Cycle pictures (quick view as .pdf)