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Butterflies will be this year's school-wide

learning project

at Hudson Elementary.

All students will be participating in learning about these amazing insects across the curriculum in

Reading, Writing, Math, and Science

Use this SUBJECT GUIDE to help guide your learning!

1. Identifying Different Species of Butterflies:

http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Butterflies

Use this website to figure out the different species of butterflies by answering just a few questions about your specimen.

2. SciShow Kids video: How a Caterpillar Becomes a Butterfly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5RSpMQQOpw

This SciShow Kids video entitled How a Caterpillar Becomes a Butterfly explains metamorphosis.

3. Peep's New Friend:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYhxrkKmUsM

In this episode of Peep and the Big Wide World, Peep meets a caterpillar - only to discover that sometimes friendships change.

4. Answers to Kids' Questions About Butterflies:

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/answers-kids-questions-about-butterflies/

This Scholastic.com article answers some commonly asked questions about butterflies.

5. Books About Butterflies:

http://parentingchaos.com/childrens-butterfly-books/

This list of children's books about butterflies has more than 75 titles.

6. The Life Cycle of a Butterfly Infographic:

Ihttps://visual.ly/community/infographic/animals/life-cycle-butterfly

Learn about the 4 stages of a butterfly's life cycle with this Infographic.

7. From Caterpillar to Monarch Butterfly: Time-Lapse Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocWgSgMGxOc

This time-lapse video shows the life cycle of a Monarch butterfly. Watch the caterpillar make a chrysalis and then emerge as a beautiful butterfly.

8. The Dr. Binocs Show - Life Of a Butterfly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM71jKNuk-M

This fun video is full of information about the life of a butterfly.

9. Butterfly, Butterfly Song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rvGUevGxDk

Learn butterfly facts with the help of this catchy tune.

10. Fascinating Facts About Butterflies:

https://www.thoughtco.com/fascinating-facts-about-butterflies-1968171

Here are some facts you might not have known!

11. Butterfly Vocabulary:

http://earthsbirthday.org/butterflies/butterfly-vocabulary

This site contains lists of basic, expert, and advanced vocabulary words and definitions related to butterflies.

12. Everything Butterfly:

http://learnaboutbutterflies.com/

A one-stop site for everything butterflies.

13. Sesame Street Explains Metamorphosis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD10z2wq7Rs

In this clip from Sesame Street, Abby and Patricia Arquette explain the word metamorphosis.