Butterfly Writing Craftivity!

Created by Krista Mehrtens!

Butterfly Writing Craftivity

Directions: 1. Copy both butterfly patterns ( front and back) onto colored construction paper. 2. Use patterns to also cut out lined paper in the butterfly shape for the inside of the butterfly booklet. 3. Pass out to students one copy of the front of the butterfly and one of the back along with 4 sheets of lined paper in the butterfly shape. 4. Students are to assemble their butterfly into a booklet and staple along the left hand side. 5. Students may decorate their butterfly. 6. Students are to use their writing draft to neatly write in their butterfly.

Butterfly Pattern (front)!

Butterfly Pattern ( Back)!

Butterfly Writing Ideas!

1. Butterfly Report- Use the Graphic organizer on the next page for students to organize their ideas for a butterfly report. Gather books for the students to look through. The following website is very helpful and student friendly with information about butterflies: www.enchantedlearning.com/ subjects/butterfly/allabout 2. Students can create a butterfly story using the graphic organizer which has the beginning, middle, and end. 3. Students can write about their favorite things about spring.

Butterfly Report graphic organizer

Directions: Please write down the information you find below during your research of butterflies. Life Cycle:

Diet:

Habitat

Flying

My Butterfly Story Graphic Organizer

Setting:

Characters:

Problem:

My Butterfly Story Graphic Organizer

Beginning:

Middle:

End:

Additional Butterfly Resources

1. A great book to read to students is: Chipos Gift by Deb Troehler. A unit developed all around this book for K-2 can be found for free a http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/ education/chipo

2. Another great website is: www.butterfliesandmoths.org 3. If you would like to order a live butterfly kit for your class go to this site at: http://www.butterfly-gifts.com/ live-butterfly-kits.html

Thank you so much for purchasing this product! I hope your students enjoy it! Krista Mehrtens For more ideas please stop by my blog at: http://stellar-students.blogspot.com

Graphics by Scrappin Doodles. http://www.scrappindoodles.com Fonts by Kevin and Amanda Paper by Erin Bradley: http://www.erinbradley.com