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Why are butterflies so colorful?
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Why are butterflies so colorful?
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Why do some butterflies have bright colors and patterns that stand out?

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Lesson narration:
English Spanish

Grades K-5

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Butterflies & Adaptation

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In this mini-lesson, students discover how butterflies’ colors can help them blend into their habitat or scare away predators. In the activity, Paper Butterflies, students design their own paper butterflies by choosing colors that will help the butterflies survive, then create a butterfly card for someone special.
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Butterfly Card (Grades 3-5) printout Print 30 copies
Butterfly Card (Grades K-2) printout Print 30 copies
Butterfly Template (All Grades) printout Print 30 copies
Crayons
Markers or colored pencils will also work.
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90
Rulers
30
Scissors
30
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In this activity, each student makes and colors a paper butterfly and the flowers that this butterfly visits. By doing this, they’ll make a beautiful card that they can give to any special person in their life. You may want to use this as a Mother’s Day activity, but students write their own messages, so these cards can be for anyone special.

Grades K-5

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Butterflies & Adaptation

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