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Kindergarten and 1st Grade Common Core Life Cycles Lesson Plans

Let your students spread their wings with this lesson that teaches them about the life cycle of a butterfly. A fun song will get your class moving and a variety of different worksheets will suit any class.

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

In this lesson, you will use “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” to teach students about the butterfly life cycle. After listening to the story read aloud, students will use their knowledge to create their own butterfly life cycles! 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Butterfly's Life Cycle

Provide students with an opportunity to closely examine the difference between a topic and main idea in a nonfiction text. Use as a stand-alone activity or a support for the Finding the Main Idea and Details in a Nonfiction Text lesson. 

Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!

How does your garden grow? In this lesson, students will practice listening comprehension, vocabulary, and story sequencing. This hands-on art and literacy lesson is perfect for Earth Day, or any nature unit. 

Flower Garden: Literacy

All about the "B"utiful butterfly! Use this kinesthetic and creative lesson about the butterfly to focus on the letter B. Your students will also love learning about the butterfly life cycle.

Beautiful Butterflies: The Letter B

In this fun compare and contrast lesson plan, preschool students will dive into the world of cows! Can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the  **Imagination Real or Make Believe** lesson plan.

Real or Not?

In this caterpillar-focused lesson plan, students will practice identifying words that begin with the letter C, while learning about the metamorphosis of a butterfly. This can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for your ELs.

Linking Letter Sounds

In this lesson, students will explore the life cycle of a pumpkin plant. Then they will have the chance to grow their own!

How Pumpkins Grow

Your students will be able to sequence the events in a story after this fun-filled lesson about insects!

Sequence It

ELs will gain valuable practice learning about text features as they practice close reading and communication skills during a nonfiction picture walk. Use on its own or as a support for the Classifying Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan. 

Going on a Nonfiction Picture Walk

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