Age/Grade: Second Grade

Curricular Domain: Cognitive

Objectives: After completing the activity, students will be able to

 Identify the different stages of butterfly development

 Discover there are different ways for life to develop

Materials: Paper, Markers, Crayons

Activity: Butterfly Life Cycle – Children will draw the phases of a butterfly’s growth.

Scaffolding: Spatial organization, reading comprehension, spelling and writing skills,

perception of the drawings compared to real life butterflies.

Supporting DAP Elements:

 Teachers may transmit factual information, but they do not engage children in

“doing science”. P. 241 DAP

 Builds on children’s prior experiences, backgrounds, and early theories. P. 140

DAP

 Draws on children’s curiosity and encourages children to pursue their own

questions and develop their own ideas. P. 140 DAP