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These materials will help me teach my students all about the life cycle of a butterfly. We will watch as the Painted Lady caterpillars grow bigger and build their chrysalis. After a few weeks they will emerge from the chrysalis as beautiful butterflies! We already have a net for the chrysalises, but we still need the caterpillars and feeding station. This will be an unforgettable experience for my students. My students absolutely love hands-on materials. They learn so much from getting to touch and manipulate different things. The supporting materials I have selected will help my students understand the life cycle through exploration. The butterfly cycle model kit and specimen set will allow my students to hold each stage of the life cycle. They will be able to put each stage in the correct order and truly understand the meaning behind each one. Early literacy is a huge part of my classroom, which I why I chose the book A Butterfly's Life. I can use this as a read aloud and place it in my library center for my students to explore independently. I would use the butterfly puppet with the story. My students will truly love putting the life cycle in order with the magnetic life cycle. They will be able to do this independently in the science center. I have also chosen a butterfly maze, which will help my students build problem solving skills and fine motor skills. The butterfly shapes game will help my students practice naming and matching shapes. All of these materials together will help me create a meaningful butterfly life cycle unit for my preschoolers.

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These materials will help me teach my students all about the life cycle of a butterfly. We will watch as the Painted Lady caterpillars grow bigger and build their chrysalis. After a few weeks they will emerge from the chrysalis as beautiful butterflies! We already have a net for the chrysalises, but we still need the caterpillars and feeding station. This will be an unforgettable experience for my students. My students absolutely love hands-on materials. They learn so much from getting to touch and manipulate different things. The supporting materials I have selected will help my students understand the life cycle through exploration. The butterfly cycle model kit and specimen set will allow my students to hold each stage of the life cycle. They will be able to put each stage in the correct order and truly understand the meaning behind each one. Early literacy is a huge part of my classroom, which I why I chose the book A Butterfly's Life. I can use this as a read aloud and place it in my library center for my students to explore independently. I would use the butterfly puppet with the story. My students will truly love putting the life cycle in order with the magnetic life cycle. They will be able to do this independently in the science center. I have also chosen a butterfly maze, which will help my students build problem solving skills and fine motor skills. The butterfly shapes game will help my students practice naming and matching shapes. All of these materials together will help me create a meaningful butterfly life cycle unit for my preschoolers.

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