The Flight of the Butterfly - (Lifecycles)

This is an 18 slide PowerPoint introducing the lifecycle of the butterfly. I have included some photographs and videos of the butterfly lifecycle that I observed from when my baby caterpillars arrived to the spectacular metamorphisis into the butterflies’. Alongside the photographs is a poem describing the different stages i.e. the egg, the caterpillar to the chrysalis and then the butterfly’s first flight. The language can easily be adapted to cater for the ages and needs of your children.

It could be a starter for a piece of writing, ‘What happens next to the Butterfly?’

I have included some ideas for creative activities for younger children and there are lots of opportunities to ask what, where and why questions.