Styrofoam+Drinking Straw Puppets Make adorable puppets from styrofoam trays and drinking straws.	HANDPRINT BUTTERFLY Make paper butterflies from handprint cut-outs.	BUTTERFLY LIFE CYCLE MOBILE A butterfly life cycle mobile made from construction paper and a paper plate.
BUTTERFLY MOBILE A butterfly mobile made from construction paper, twigs, and thread.	PAPER PLATE BUTTERFLY PUPPET A butterfly puppet made from two paper plates.	BUTTERFLY CARD A great butterfly card.
BALANCING BUTTERFLY A thin cardboard butterfly that balances on its head, seeming to defy the laws of gravity.	BUTTERFLY CALENDAR TO PRINT A butterfly and moth calendar you can print out and color.	BUTTERFLY COLORING BOOK A butterfly and caterpillar book you can print out and color.
PAPER CHAIN CATERPILLAR Make a cute caterpillar from a paper chain - it can be a great puppet.	ORIGAMI BUTTERFLY A simple-to-make origami butterfly made by folding a piece of paper.	BUTTERFLY WAND Make a butterfly wand with a popsicle stick, a pipe cleaner and a coffee filter.
BUTTERFLY WINDOW HANGING Make a butterfly window hanging using waxed paper, crayon shavings, and an iron.	EGG CARTON CATERPILLAR Make caterpillars from egg cartons and pipe cleaners.	LIANA RAINFOREST VINE STRING DECORATION Make a liana tropical vine for a room decoration.

Butterfly Information Site and a Calendar:

Zoom Butterflies Information, an illustrated butterfly dictionary, activities, and more.

BUTTERFLIES: A CALENDAR TO PRINT Butterflies and moths for the entire year.

Butterfly Coloring and Drawing Worksheets:

Butterflies: Follow the Instructions Draw and color butterflies according to simple directions, such as, "Finish drawing the butterfly in the center square; color it green." Or go to the answers.	Draw and Compare Butterflies Draw two butterflies and then answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which butterfly would fly better?"	Draw a Butterfly and Find 8 Adjectives Describing It Draw a butterfly. Then write eight adjectives describing your butterfly and use each adjective in a sentence.
Butterfly Math/Color Printout : Grades 1-2 This printout involves having the students do math problems in order to color in a butterfly scene.	The Letter C A printout on the letter C, picturing a caterpillar, cat, chicken, and clock.	The Letter M A printout on the letter M, picturing a moth, motorcycle, mouse, and monkey.

Butterfly Spelling Worksheets:

Butterfly Wordsearch Puzzle Find the words in the butterfly wordsearch puzzle, then use the extra letters to find the secret message. Secret Message: "Butterflies are flying insects." Or go to the answers.

Butterfly Word Pieces Puzzle In this puzzle, combine pairs of word segments to make butterfly-related spelling words. Words: abdomen, adult, antennae, butterfly, caterpillar, chrysalis, eggs, insect, metamorphosis, pupate, thorax, wing. Or go to the answers.

Draw a Butterfly and Find 8 Adjectives Describing It Draw a butterfly. Then write eight adjectives describing your butterfly and use each adjective in a sentence.

Butterfly Writing Worksheet:

Rewrite the Paragraph about Butterflies Rewrite the paragraph on the life cycle of the butterfly, correcting the capitalization and adding punctuation marks. Or go to the answers.

Butterfly Quizzes:

Butterfly: Printable Read-and-Answer Worksheet A printable worksheet on butterflies, with a short text to read, an anatomy picture to label, a life cycle diagram to label, and questions to answer. Or go to the answers.	Online Butterfly Quiz Answer the questions. When the answers are right, a picture of butterflies will appear on the screen.	Butterfly Scavenger Hunt Answer 10 simple questions about butterflies by using the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary (Grade 2). Or go to the answers.	Butterfly Quiz: Grades 2-3 A scavenger hunt for students in grades 2-3, using the web site Zoom Butterflies. Print out the quiz and use the web page to find the answers.
Butterfly Anatomy and Life Cycle: Cloze Activity Fill in the blanks (using a word bank) about butterflies. Answers	ButterflyLife Cycle Sequencing Cards Cut out the four scenes and arrange them so they show the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly from egg to adult as it undergoes complete metamorphosis.	Moth Life Cycle in English Label the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and moth in English. Answers	Caterpillar Definition - Multiple Choice Comprehension Quiz Answer 8 multiple-choice questions on the definition of caterpillar; a lesson in using a dictionary. Go to the answers.
Pupate Definition - Multiple Choice Comprehension Quiz Answer 8 multiple-choice questions on the definition of pupate; a lesson in using a dictionary. Go to the answers.

Butterfly Name Tags to Print:

Monarch Butterfly Nametag Printable (Black-and-White) Eight monarch butterfly nametags in black-and-white on one printable page.

Monarch Butterfly Nametag Printable (Color) Eight monarch butterfly nametags in color on one printable page.

Morpho Butterfly Nametag Printable (Black-and-White) Eight morpho butterfly nametags in black-and-white on one printable page.

Morpho Butterfly Nametag Printable (Color) Eight morpho butterfly nametags in color on one printable page.

Butterfly Printouts to Color:

Butterflies and Moths: Calendar to Print and Color A calendar with pictures and information about various butterflies and moths.

Butterfly: Printable Read-and-Answer Worksheet A printable worksheet on butterflies, with a short text to read, an anatomy picture to label, a life cycle diagram to label, and questions to answer. Or go to the answers.

Blue Morpho Butterfly A brilliant blue butterfly from rainforests of South and Central America.

Butterfly Anatomy: Label Me! Read the definitions, then label the butterfly anatomy diagram.

Butterfly Life Cycle Label Me! Label the development of the butterfly from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Answers

ButterflyLife Cycle Sequencing Cards Cut out the four scenes and arrange them so they show the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly from egg to adult as it undergoes complete metamorphosis.

Butterfly Life Cycle A short printable shape book for early readers about the life cycle of a butterfly, with pages on the egg, caterpillar, pupa (chrysalis), and adult.

Butterfly Life Cycle in French Label the egg, caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly in French. Answers

Butterfly Life Cycle in German Label the egg, caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly in German. Answers

Butterfly Life Cycle in Italian Label the egg, caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly in Italian. Answers

Butterfly Life Cycle in Spanish Label the egg, caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly in Spanish. Answers

Butterfly/Moth Venn Diagram Label the Venn diagram of the similarities and differences between butterflies and moths. Answers

Caterpillar Anatomy The caterpillar is the larval stage of butterflies and moths.

Caterpillar Printout (Simple Version) A simple printout for younger children.

Label Me! Caterpillar Anatomy Printout Caterpillars are the larval stage of butterflies and moths.

Jumping Bean Moth A brown moth that spends its larval stage inside a seed pod.

Life Cycle Label Me! Label the development of the butterfly from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Answers

Life Cycle: Monarch See how a Monarch butterfly starts out as an egg, hatches into a caterpillar, becomes a pupa, then emerges as a fully-grown adult.

Life Cycle: Painted Lady Butterfly The life cycle of this common butterfly.

Luna Moth A green moth with long hindwing tails and distinctive eyespots.

Moth Life Cycle in English Label the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and moth in English. Answers

Moth Life Cycle in French Label the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and moth in French. Answers

Moth Life Cycle in German Label the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and moth in German. Answers

Moth Life Cycle in Italian Label the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and moth in Italian. Answers

Moth Life Cycle in Spanish Label the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and moth in Spanish. Answers

Oregon Silverspot Butterfly A brown and orange butterfly that lives in humid coastal salt-spray meadows and fields in the Pacific Northwest of the USA.

Painted Lady Butterfly A very widespread and common butterfly.

Painted Lady Butterfly Life Cycle The life cycle of this common butterfly.

Painted Lady Butterfly (Simple version) A very widespread and common butterfly.

(Painted Lady) Butterfly Life Cycle Book A Printable Activity Book A short, printable activity book on the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly for fluent readers (with tabs).

Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly Queen Alexandra's Birdwing is the biggest butterfly in the world. Its wingspan is about 1 foot (30 cm) wide.

Silkworm The silkworm moth is an insect (not a worm) that produces a silken cocoon. This cocoon is harvested to make silk thread.

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly The Tiger Swallowtail butterfly is a strong flier with distinctive yellow and black markings (females are sometimes brown and black).

Ulysses Butterfly The Ulysses is a spectacular swallowtail butterfly from Australia.

Viceroy Butterfly The Viceroy is an orange and black butterfly from North America.

Woolly Bear Caterpillar Woolly Bear Caterpillars grow up to be tiger moths.

Zebra Longwing Butterfly The Zebra Longwing is a small, black-and-yellow striped butterfly from warm areas.

Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly The Zebra Swallowtail butterfly is a common butterfly with distinctive black and white markings.

Butterfly Terms in Other Languages

Butterfly Life Cycle in French Label the egg, caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly in French. Answers

Butterfly Life Cycle in German Label the egg, caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly in German. Answers

Butterfly Life Cycle in Italian Label the egg, caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly in Italian. Answers

Butterfly Life Cycle in Spanish Label the egg, caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly in Spanish. Answers

Moth Life Cycle in French Label the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and moth in French. Answers

Moth Life Cycle in German Label the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and moth in German. Answers

Moth Life Cycle in Italian Label the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and moth in Italian. Answers

Moth Life Cycle in Spanish Label the egg, caterpillar, cocoon, and moth in Spanish. Answers

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