As part of our homeschool science we observed the butterfly life cycle. I even put together a butterfly life cycle worksheet to teach preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders about this amazing metamorphoses that takes place. This is a wonderful life cycle science experiment is a must to witness in person as your child records their observations in a butterfly observation journal! Simply print pdf file with life cycle of a butterfly worksheet and you are ready to play and learn about butterflies for kids.
Butterfly Printable
We had SO much fun observing our caterpillars turn into butterflies in our butterfly science unit! I found myself checking their progress many times a day too! While watching the amazing metamorphosis of the butterfly life cycle happen is the best part, teaching kids to use a butterfly printable make observations, record data, make hypothesis and keep a science journal is a fanstastic extension to this kindergarten science. Use our life cycle of a butterfly worksheet pack to make this butterfly hatching for kids extra educational!
Whether you are a parent, teacher, homeschooler, daycare, grandparent, or preschool – you will love this simple and fun life cycle of a butterfly printables for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 studdents. Use it at home, in the classroom, or as a supplement to your homeschool science curriculum. THis is an expecially great life cycle of a butterfly for kindergarten project or life cycle of a butterfly preschool.
Life cycle of a butterfly worksheet
Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> _____ <<. The butterfly life cycle printable pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the freebie and print the template.
Butterflies for Kids
All you need to complete this life cycle science project is:
- butterfly garden kit – we received 5 caterpillars in a container with holes poked in the top and a gel covering the bottom that nourished them along with a mesh butterfly enclosure to keep the butterflies in once they’ve hatched
- butterfly journal pdf (free printable at the bottom of the post)
- pen, pencil, or markers to record findings
Butterflies life cycle for kids
Day 1 – The caterpillars arrived and are in the larva stage. They are 3/4″ long and moving around inside the cup.
Caterpillar life cycle for kids
Day #4 – Still in the larva stage but the caterpillars have been eating the food in the container they were shipped in and are now 1 1/2″ long. There are lots of little balls of poop on the bottom – EW!
Life cycle of a butterfly for kids
Day #7 – Still in the Larva Stage. The caterpillars have all moved to the lid of teh cup and are hanging upside down. They look like little leaves of fish hooks up there.
Butterfly Cycle for kids
Day #8 – Some of the caterpillars have finished spinning their cocoons and have antered the Pupa stage.
Once all the butterflies are in a cocoon we opend the lid carefully and moved the white paper they were attached to and clipped it inside the butterfly net so we could watch and wait for them to become butterflies. All along we recorded what we observed in our free printable life cycle of a butterfly.
Life cycle of a butterfly for kindergarten
We moved the caterpillars to our butterfly garden in preparation for their hatching. Minnie loved to watch them and see if they were butterflies yet. On Day #12 two of the five caterpillars started shaking and we thought they were hatching…. but not yet!
Watching our newly hatched butterflies!
life cycle of a butterfly lesson plan for preschool
Day#14 -Butterflies at last! We noticed the red liquid (a result from the color on their wings) and waited excitedly for the remainder of the caterpillars to hatch.
life cycle of a butterfly preschool
We are enjoying watching the butterflies flapping around inside their garden. We put a sliced orange in for the butterflies to drink. Did you know butterflies don’t actually eat, they just drink through their straw like sucker.
We know we need to release the butteflies out side soon….
Butterfly Garden Fieldtrip
My favorite site for getting information and showing my kids pictures was The Children’s Butterfly Site.
Butterfly life cycle worksheet
I made the {free} Hatching Butterflies Observation Notebook to go along with our Butterfly Unit. It has information on the butterfly lifecycle, facts about butterflies, and space for your child to write observations and/or pictures along your scientific process. I hope this is helpful to other Preschool and Homeschooling families.
Life cycle of a butterfly printables
There is space for children to write down what day it is, what stage the butterfly is in it’s lifecyle and record any observations they can make. The book also includes an illustration of a butterfly life cycle for kids to look at.
Life Cycle Printables
Looking for more free printables to help you learn about life cycles? You will love these resources:
- Life Cycle of an Ant
- Plant Life Cycles Printable Emergent Reader and Worksheets
- Pumpkin life cycle worksheet – lots of fun activities for learning about pumpkin life cycle
- Apple life cycle printable plus worksheets for working on early literacy and math too
- Life cycle of a sunflower worksheet – fun sunflower life cycle printables
- Life Cycle of a Ladybird – Ladybug Lifecycle for Kids Reader
- Penguin life cycle worksheet – is a perfect addition to you winter theme!
- Turkey life cycle – is fun to learn about around Thanksgiving
- Spider life cycle worksheet is a fun way to learn about the life cycle of spiders with an insect theme or during Octoboer
- Ladybug life cycle worksheet pages perfect for spring and summer
- Chicken Hatching eggs in the classroom worksheets
- Learn about the Life Cycle of Frogs for kids and grab the life-cycle wheel
- Life cycle of a frog worksheet
- Plant life cycle worksheet or this Plant Life Cycle Printable Lift-the-Flap
- Salmon Life Cycle Worksheet pack with not only life cycle of salmon, but math and literacy activities too
- Hatching Butterflies with Life cycle of a butterfly worksheet
- Sea Turtle Printable Books to learn about their life cycles
- Learn math and literacy along with these Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheets
- Watermelon Life Cycle Printable Spinner
Butterfly Activities for Kids
Looking for more fun butterfly activities, butterfly crafts, and butterfly printables to add to your day or butterfly theme? Try these:
- Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet Pack for kids
- Tissue Paper Butterfly Craft for Kids
- Life Cycle of a Butterfly Worksheet and Observation Book
- Butterfly Math – addition mats for pre-k and kindergarteners
- Free Rhyming Activities – Butterfly Puzzles
- 29 Pretty Butterfly Crafts for Kids
- Butterfly Math – Missing Addend Activity for Kindergarten
- Addition Butterfly Math Puzzles
- B is for Butterfly activities for toddler and preschoolers
- Butterfly Subtraction for Kindergarten
- Pop-up Butterfly Craft
- EASY Stained Glass Butterfly Craft
Summer Fun
Looking for more outdoor activities for kids and things to do in the summer? Your toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, and elementary age kids will love these fun ideas to keep them busy all summer long:
- Marshmallow Shooters – go over 30 feet!
- 2 ingredient Easy Slime Recipe
- How to Make a Lava Lamp – it’s super EASY!
- Kids will no nuts over this simple Pop Rock Experiment
- Handprint Strawberry Craft for Summer
- Grow Your Own Crystals
- Water Balloon Experiment – exploring densit with an EPIC summer activity for kids
- Amazing Bubble Painting
- Mind Blowing Color Changing Playdough
Summer Activities for Kids
- Egg Shell DIY Chia Pet Craft – Silly Spring / Summer Activities for Kids
- Grass Head Craft for Kids
- Blow GIANT bubbles with this Homemade Bubble Solution
- Outrageously FUN Bubble Painting
- Bleeding Tissue Paper Fireworks Craft
- Beautiful Flower Suncatcher Craft
- 30 Fun June Crafts for Kids
- Must try Lego Zipline
- Exploding Watermelon Science Experiment
- Homemade Chalk Recipe
- 75+ FUN Scavenger Hunts for Kids
- Find activities by month with our June Crafts for kids or our June Activities for Kids!
Butterfly Observation Journal
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