"The World at Our Feet"

Monarch butterfly
On this page, students will be looking at a page created by a fifth grade student named Emily. The page was a school project on Monarch butterflies. She has several pages that you may visit to learn about monarch caterpillars that turn into monarch butterflies. You will see beautiful pictures of adult butterflies. Pay close attention to the stages of growth of the caterpillar before it turns into a butterfly. After you have visited Emily's page you will do the following in your journal:

• Make a drawing of the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. Label the cycle to explain what your drawing is showing.
• Draw a picture of an adult monarch butterfly.
• Write a sentence to go with the picture of the adult butterfly.

Answer these questions in your thematic journal:

1. What do monarch caterpillars eat?

2. How can you build a cage for monarch caterpillars?

3. How big is a monarch caterpillar egg?

4. What colors are the monarch butterfly?

5. What is inside the milkweed plant?

Students should click on :

Emily's Monarch Page

After you have visited Emily's page you might want to check out the following sites to see more information and pictures about monarchs:

If you want to try to make the origani butterfly, ask a 4th grade peer tutor to help you at center time.

The monarch butterfly is resting on a liatris plant and enjoying the sweet nectar for its lunch. Notice the patterns on the wings and the symmetry.

Lifecycle

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Make an Origami Butterfly