The Guide introduces the key stages of the butterfly’s life cycle:
egg
caterpillar (larva)
chrysalis (pupa)
butterfly (adult)
A visual aid, such as a diagram, real-life pictures, or a time-lapse video, is used to illustrate each stage
If possible, the guide shows real caterpillars or butterfly specimens in the classroom.
Period 2
Second Period: Recognizing
The guide asks guiding questions
“Can you point to the stage where the butterfly is growing inside the chrysalis?”
“What do you think happens inside the chrysalis?”
“Why do you think butterflies start as caterpillars?”
Children engage in a hands-on activity, such as:
Observing live caterpillars in a butterfly habitat (if available).
Acting out the butterfly life cycle (curling up like an egg, crawling like a caterpillar, standing still as a chrysalis, and spreading their arms like butterfly wings).
Matching pictures of the life cycle stages to their correct names.
Period 3
Third Period (Application & Recall)
Children create their own representations of the butterfly’s life cycle:
Drawing and labeling the four stages
Making a clay or paper model of each stage.
Writing a short story from the perspective of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly.
A class discussion follows where children explain what they learned and relate it to real-life examples, such as:
“Have you ever seen a butterfly in your backyard? What stage do you think it was in before it became a butterfly?”
“How do butterflies help the environment?” (pollination, food for other animals, etc.)