BYU-Idaho Preschool Lesson Plan: Level 3

Lesson Plan #9
Lab 4
Metamorphosis

Date: Friday, November 10, 2017

Supervisor: Shauna Dudgeon
Lead Teacher: Jamie VanEvery 5th Lesson

Ideas to be Emphasized and Overall Goals:

1. When caterpillars come out of their chrysalis they are butterflies.
2. Butterflies drink nectar from flowers.
3. It takes 28-38 days from when a caterpillar hatches out of its egg to turn into a butterfly.

SELF-SELECTED ACTIVITIES 1:20 3:00 p.m.

Activity Name Description/Activity Objective Materials, Special Set-up
*Language/Literac Activity Description: There will be books available Are You a Lady Bug? by Judy
y Activity: Bugs! for the children to look through and learn about Allen (WR A5)
Bugs! (2) bugs. Then there will be paper books from them Are You a Bee? by Judy Allen
to draw the bugs theyve learned about in their (WR A6)
books and write down what theyve learned The Very Hungry Caterpillar
about the bug or make up their own story. by Eric Carle (WR C4)
The Very Busy Spider by Eric
Child Objective: Children will practice using Carle (WR C5)
pictures, symbols, and letters to represent Bugs by Rosie Dickins (WR
meaning as they draw in their books at the D24)
literacy center. Caterpillar Dance by (WR
G10)
IELG D5 G61 Age 36 to 60 Months CI12: Uses Spiders by (WR G34)
pictures, symbols, and letters to convey The Butterfly (WR M47)
meaning. About Insects (WR S21)
Paper Books (IWP)
Intentional Teaching: Teachers should draw Crayons (RR1 8)
attention to the book and model for the children Markers (RR1 8)
how to make their own books. They should listen
for what the children are saying and write what
they are saying for them.