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An online butterfly puzzle for students in elementary school

Butterfly Puzzle - When you get the right answers, a butterfly picture appears.

Printouts for students
Butterfly Book to Print - Make a butterfly book to color in.	Butterfly: Printable Read-and-Answer Worksheet A printable worksheet on butterflies, with a short text to read, an antomy picture to label, a life cycle diagram to label, and questions to answer. Or go to the answers.	Painted Lady Butterfly Life Cycle Printout - Print a copy of a Painted Lady butterfly's life cycle from egg to larva to pupa to adult.
California Dogface Butterfly: Printable Read-and-Answer Worksheet A printable worksheet on the California Dogface butterfly, with a short text to read, pictures to label, a life cycle diagram to label, and questions to answer. Or go to the answers.	Painted Lady Printout - Learn about the painted lady butterfly.	Butterfly Life Cycle: Label Me Printout Trace the development of the butterfly from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Answers
Butterfly Anatomy: Label Me Printout Butterflies have four wings, three body parts, six legs, two clubbed antennae, compounds eyes and a spiral proboscis. Answers	Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle Printout - Print your own copy of a butterfly's life cycle from egg to larva to pupa to adult.	Symmetrical Butterfly Life Cycle Pictures: Finish the Drawing Worksheet Finish each of the four drawings around the line of symmetry. The butterfly life cycle pictures are a egg, larva or caterpillar, pupa, and adult. Or go to the answers.
Caterpillar Definition - Multiple Choice Comprehension Quiz Answer 8 multiple-choice questions on the definition of caterpillar; a lesson in using a dictionary. Go to the answers.	Pupate Definition - Multiple Choice Comprehension Quiz Answer 8 multiple-choice questions on the definition of pupate; a lesson in using a dictionary. Go to the answers.	Caterpillar Anatomy - Learn about the larval stage of butterflies and moths.
Butterfly Anatomy and Life Cycle: Cloze Activity Fill in the blanks (using a word bank) about butterflies. Answers	ButterflyLife Cycle Sequencing Cards Cut out the four scenes and arrange them so they show the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly from egg to adult as it undergoes complete metamorphosis.	Butterflies and Moths: Calendar to Print and Color A calendar with pictures and information about various butterflies and moths.
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly printout - The biggest butterfly in the world.	Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly printout - Information plus a swallowtail to color.	Luna Moth printout - A green moth with distinctive eyespots.
Oregon SilverSpot Butterfly printout - A threatened species from the Northest of North America.	Draw and Compare Butterflies Draw two butterflies and then answer simple questions comparing them, for example, "Which butterfly would fly better?"	Re-Write the Paragraph about Butterflies Re-write the paragraph on the life cycle of the butterfly, correcting the capitalization and adding punctuation marks. Or go to the answers.
Butterfly Wordsearch Puzzle Find the words in the butterfly wordsearch puzzle, then use the extra letters to find the secret message. Secret Message: "Butterflies are flying insects." Or go to the answers.

Research Activities for students in grades 2 - 6

Find It! in Zoom Butterflies - These print-outs introduce young students to research on the Internet using Zoom Butterflies. Students use Zoom Butterflies to look up the answers to a set of questions.

Math Activity for beginning readers in grades 1-2

Butterfly math/color printout - This printout involves having the students do math problems in order to color in a butterfly scene.

Butterfly and Caterpillar Crafts:

Styrofoam+Drinking Straw Puppets Make adorable puppets from styrofoam trays and drinking straws.	HANDPRINT BUTTERFLY Make paper butterflies from handprint cut-outs.	BUTTERFLY LIFE CYCLE MOBILE A butterfly life cycle mobile made from construction paper and a paper plate.
BUTTERFLY MOBILE A butterfly mobile made from construction paper, twigs, and thread.	PAPER PLATE BUTTERFLY PUPPET A butterfly puppet made from two paper plates.	BUTTERFLY CARD A great butterfly card.
BALANCING BUTTERFLY A thin cardboard butterfly that balances on its head, seeming to defy the laws of gravity.	BUTTERFLY CALENDAR TO PRINT A butterfly and moth calendar you can print out and color.	BUTTERFLY COLORING BOOK A butterfly and caterpillar book you can print out and color.
PAPER CHAIN CATERPILLAR Make a cute caterpillar from a paper chain - it can be a great puppet.	ORIGAMI BUTTERFLY A simple-to-make origami butterfly made by folding a piece of paper.	BUTTERFLY WAND Make a butterfly wand with a popsicle stick, a pipe cleaner and a coffee filter.
BUTTERFLY WINDOW HANGING Make a butterfly window hanging using waxed paper, crayon shavings, and an iron.	EGG CARTON CATERPILLAR Make caterpillars from egg cartons and pipe cleaners.	LIANA RAINFOREST VINE STRING DECORATION Make a liana tropical vine for a room decoration.

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