Butterfly Life Cycle Lesson Plan

Lesson Idea Name: Butterfly life Cycle
Grade Level/Content Area: 1st grade science

Content Standard Addressed: S2L1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the life
cycles of different living organisms.
ISTE Technology Standard Addressed: What would you like students to know and
1.6.c Models and Visualizations be able to do by the end of this lesson:
Students communicate complex ideas clearly My students should be able to understand
and effectively by creating or using digital that living organisms go through various
objects such as visualizations, models, or stages from birth to death. As students look
simulations. at each stage, they should be able to identify
and describe what happening during each
stage both orally and in writing.
What is the student learning goal for this lesson idea?

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to tell us about how living organisms like
butterflies, frogs, and plants grow up. Students will be able to show what they know by
making a comic strip or story about another animal or insect other than a butterfly.
Selected Basic Productivity Tool: PowerPoint
URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):
Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Level(s):
Remembering Understanding ☐ Applying ☐ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating
Creating
How will this lesson be implemented? Check all that apply.
Teacher-directed: There is no student voice and choice in the activities. Students are guided by
the teacher's direction and expectations.
☐ Student-Led: Students are given voice and choice in the activities. They may select the topic for
presentation and/or determine the tool they will use to meet the learning goal. Products of
learning will be uniquely designed. Teacher simply facilitates the learning in a lesson like this.
Project-based and/or Publishable: Students are completing projects to demonstrate their

learning and the projects can be shared outside of the classroom. This objective could be reached
by displaying the project on the school’s morning newscast, posting the project to the classroom
blog, presenting it to another class, or publishing it via an outside source.
Lesson idea implementation:
To begin the lesson, I will ask them if they have ever heard of what a life cycle is like and know
what it means. There are many 1st graders who may have never heard of it. I would then
prompt the students to look at the board to watch the digital story. I would say before
starting it, “watch to see the changes that happen to Maggie” As the video goes on, I would
stop and pause to explain the changes a little more like when Maggie goes into a cocoon, why
she goes into a cocoon, and how long that she is in the cocoon before she turns into a
butterfly. After the video I would make a chart that documents what the students saw, what
they noticed, and their wondering that they still have. Then transition into short, guided notes
that go over the life cycle with other animals and insects. After that I would get students to go
back to their desk and tell them that they are going to make a digital story to show another
animal's life cycle. I would tell them that they are allowed to use PebbleGo or the book in the
classroom to look up information. As they are doing this, I would walk around the classroom
to help any students and to make sure that they are on task. As I walk around, I may ask my
students a question to think deeper about their life cycle. At the end of class I would ask a few
students to come up and share their story on the document camera. I would ask the 3
students depending on time what is something positive you noticed and learned from their
classmate.
Managing the technology/engagement: Describe a way to use this technology in a way that
gets students actively involved in authentic tasks and contexts? How will you manage the
classroom behaviors on the technology:
I will transition my students to the carpet. I will use a student attention grabber like water fall
waterfall… shhhhh to make sure my students are quiet and looking at me. After doing that, I
point to the side of the board and review my students' learning goals. I will put them on the
side of the board so that they are in front of the class but as I move through different slides
my students will still be able to see them. I will remind them how important this lesson is
because it is about a topic that they have never learned about before. Then before going
through the slides and watching the digital story I will go over the classroom rules about how
they should behave then it is “learning time” As the student move to independent work, I will
remind them that I will be walking around to help but if they need me use the rule “ask 3,
then ask me” and raise their hand for help. The students will be creating a digital story on
another animal or insects’ life cycle.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

I used UDL throughout my whole lesson that helps support the different learners in my class
in numerous ways. The first principle of UDL I used is Multiple Means of Representation
because there is audio, pictures, and words for my students to see and learn. For my students
to have visual impairment can use the audio recording so that can focus on listening to the
video and still be able to learn. For my students have hearing impairments they can follow the
slide and read what is on each one. As they are reading, they can stop can pause the story to
their own liking. There will be pictures on each slide which can be used for context clues to
help them follow along and have a better understanding. This lesson also has Multiple Means
of Engagement because the hands-on part of this lesson allows for students to use their
creativity and make their story the way they want it to be.
Reflecting on enhanced learning:

I look forward the most to getting my students to create a digital story. The digital story helps
me to understand what the students know but also allows them to use their creativity. I feel
like the students will enjoy this activity and be excited to do the assignment. Students will be
able to create their own story, find their own transitions, and really make it their own.

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Lesson Idea Name: Butterfly life Cycle

Grade Level/Content Area: 1st grade science

What is the student learning goal for this lesson idea?

Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Level(s):

Remembering Understanding ☐ Applying ☐ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating

How will this lesson be implemented? Check all that apply.

Project-based and/or Publishable: Students are completing projects to demonstrate their

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

Reflecting on enhanced learning:

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