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We have been learning about how a caterpillar changes into a butterfly through the process of metamorphosis. Can you write about this process in your own words please ? I will be awarding a bonus of 20 group points for the most detailed description shared, so try your best!
Thank you,
Mrs. Curran
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Good morning boys and girls.
Please be sure to send me an email about a BUTTER FLY GARDEN after you discuss this with Mrs Curran. When you are searching for it, you might find other interesting kits and I would be more than happy for you to make suggestions. No crocodile pits or dolphin enclosures though…..or spiders (I don’t like spiders).
Hi, me and my mum found a brilliant website – https://www.insectlore.co.UK. You can buy a giant 45cm high Butterfly Garden with 10 live caterpillars with food for £25. The class could go into small groups and watch the lifestyle changes from caterpillar to butterfly.
Well done Scott. I have just spoke to Mrs Stewart and she will get one ordered for you and your classmates. Mrs Kerr wants you to let her know when it arrives as our new children from nursery are going to learn about The Very Hungry Caterpillar when they come on 2nd June. I’m so excited!
P3 – that’s your butterfly kit ordered. Can’t wait to see your caterpillars transform into beautiful butterflies.
Thats brilliant news- thank you Mrs. Stewart. We can’t wait for the butterfly garden to arrive! Also, a big thank you to Scott and his mum for researching and finding out about where and how to order the butterfly garden! You’re a very responsible citizen Scott- well done!!
Mrs Curran and Primary Three
I am so pleased you have ordered the Butterfly Garden. I can’t wait to see the caterpillars turn into butterflies and all the different colours they will be. I will let Mrs Kerr know when it arrives for the nursery children.
There are 4 stages of the life cycle of a butterfly.
1. A butterfly lays an egg on a leaf.
2. The egg hatches into a caterpillar and it works hard to eat the leaf it was born on. Caterpillars eat lots to grow but their skin does not grow and they have to shed their skin about 5 or 6 times.
3. When the caterpillar has stopped growing they make a cosy home. This is called the pupa or chrysalis and is where the caterpillars body starts to change.
4. The butterfly comes out of the chrysalis and its wings are scrunched up but after 3 or 4 hours the butterfly can fly and show its very colourful wings. This is my favourite stage.
Super sentences about the life cycle of a butterfly Adrianna! You’ve added lots of detail and keep up the hard work! 😀
Stage 1. The egg. The butterfly lays an egg on a tasty leaf.Stage 2.hello caterpillar.When the egg has hatched the caterpilar works on eating the leaf it was born on and it will shed its skin 4 or 5 times so that means it loses its head😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖. Stage 3. Pupa.The caterpilar makes a pupa which is were it turns into a butterfly this is called metamotasis.Stage 5. The butterfly bites through the pupa and when it comes out its wings are all soggy and it waits a while for them to dry them it will fly away.
Great facts Aislinn! I can see that you have been working hard to research and type your facts in the correct order.
There are four stages that turns a caterpillar into a butterfly.
A girl butterfly lays eggs close together. The eggs are small and round. About five days later a tiny worm creature will hatch. The next stage is the worm creature turns into a caterpillar and eats leaves and flowers. The caterpillar grows very fast as it eats a lot. The caterpillar then makes a chrysalis which is brown and green in colour to help look like its surroundings.. The last stage is the chrysalis hardens to look like a shell and then opens up and a butterfly comes out and flies away. Butterflies can be lots of different colours. This butterfly will eventually lay eggs and the process starts all over again.
Super researching and typing skills Scott! You know a lot about the life cycle of a butterfly!
Life cycle of a butterfly
A butterfly begins as an egg laid on a leaf. Inside is a caterpillar which is the size of a pinhead. The caterpillar hatches 4 days later, it’s very hungry so it eats its own eggshell and leaf it was on. The caterpillar gets bigger and its tentacles grow. The caterpillar hangs upside down then it’s skin splits behind its head and it wriggles from its skin and becomes a pupa. The pupa is a shell that protects the growing butterfly. Inside the mouth changes to a straw like tounge and grows wings within 2 weeks. The shell then bursts and the butterfly comes out but it can’t fly for a couple of hours as its wings are wet and wrinkled. The butterfly pumps fluid called hemolymph into its wings to make them bigger and flys off to find its first flower for some nectar.
Great researching skills Connor! You’ve worked hard to share what you have found out about a butterfly’s life cycle.😀
all butterflies have 4 stages of life
egg, larva,pupa,and adult
the butterfly lays an egg on a leaf for food for the catterpillar for when it is born.
it will shed its skin 4 or more times
the insect forms a chrysalis for a few weeks
when it comes out of the cocoon its wings are scrunched up and its wet from changing
the butterfly flaps its wings until its dry for a few hours.
when I was in France a butterfly landed on me
Brilliant work Ava! I like that you have written your facts in your own words and told me about your personal experiences with butterflies. 👍
1.The butterfly lays a egg with a sticky silk onto a leaf.
2. The caterpillar hatches and works on eating the leaf it was born on.The caterpillar only eats then it will shed its skin 4-5 times then it will get a new head.
3.The caterpillar makes a chrysalis or pupa or cacoon and sticks onto a leaf with its sticky silk.
4.The caterpillar comes out as a butterfly it dries its wings then goes of to find a mate and lays another egg.
Great work Rocco! You’ve written very clear sentences about the life cycle of a butterfly. Keep up the good work! 😀
1.A female butterfly will lay an egg or two on a leaf.
2.in a few minutes it will hatch and come out as a caterpiller.
3.It eats al of the leaf it is born on then shed its skin about 5 or 6 times then stick its tounge at a branch and make a kacoon.
4.After it hatches in 1 or 2 hours it will be ready to fly.
Well done Aaron. You can write about the life cycle of a butterfly in your own words and in the correct order! 👍😀
Stage 1.A butterfly lays an egg on a leaf
Stage 2 The egg hatches and a caterpillar comes out.
Stage 3 The caterpillar makes a home called a pupa.
Stage 4 The caterpillar becomes a butterfly.
Caterpillars and butterflies can be lots of different colours and patterns .
Well done Rocco! You have created clear sentences about how a caterpillar turns into a caterpillar. 😀
Female butterflies lay a few eggs on a leaf .
Soon after that the egg will be hatched and after that it will come out as a caterpillar.
A butterfly eats leaves when it is born and after that it loses its skin 5 or 6 times.
So after it hatched after one or two weeks it will be able to fly.
This is when it becomes a butterfly!
Fantastic work Tia! Great researching skills and then sharing the information that you have found in your own words. 👍😀
1.A female butterfly lays an egg on a leaf before it dies.
2.The egg hatches & turns into a caterpillar & it eats it’s leaf that it’s born on.🐛
3.when it stops growing the caterpillar makes a cosy home called a pupa or chrysalis.
4.The last stage & my favourite one out of the cocoon comes a butterfly.
Very clear and concise sentences about the life cycle of a butterfly. Keep up the hard work Mollie! 😀
1.Caterpillars’ can brake its’ back and then it lies’ on a leave and after a while it is better.
2.Caterpillars’ are called metamorphosis
A good effort Daniel! Remember the process when caterpillars change into butterflies is called metamorphosis. 😀
1. A butterfly lays an egg on a leaf.
2. The egg hatches into a caterpillar. The caterpillar eats leaves and sheds it’s skin 5 times.
3. It makes a cocoon which is called a chrysalis and it starts to change into a butterfly.
4. The butterfly comes out of the chrysalis and can fly after 3-4 hours.
*I think butterflies are beautiful *
Very good sentences about the life cycle of a butterfly Millie! I like think that butterflies are beautiful too! ⭐️😀
1. The female butterfly lays an egg.
2. The caterpillar hatches from the egg and eats the leaf that it was born on. 🐛
3. It forms a chrysalis which can also be called a cocoon or pupa.
4. The butterfly makes a hole to break free, it flaps its wings for 1-2 hours before it can fly.
In primary 1 I had a butterfly garden in my house and really enjoyed watching all the stages. When I was releasing the butterflies one of them landed on my hand 😊
Wow Aidan that was amazing that a butterfly landed on your hand! You can write very clear stages about how a caterpillar changes into a butterfly- brilliant work! 😀⭐️
Caterpillar to butterfly
Stage 1 The egg- The female butterfly lays an egg on a leaf or a plant, the eggs can be different shapes and sizes.
Stage 2 the caterpillar- when it’s ready the caterpillar leaves its egg by eating its way out, it then it eats the leaves on the plant its on.
Stage 3 The pupa- once it’s a fully grown caterpillar forms its self in a pupa, this hardens over time to protect it.
Stage 4 The butterfly- Once the butterfly is ready to come out the pupa splits open and the butterfly leaves the shell. It now waits until its wings dry then it flys off and looks for flowers to feed on.
That is the cycle complete and ready to start at stage 1 all over again.
Great researching skills Chloe! You can explain the life cycle of a butterfly with lots of detail. 😀👍
Caterpillar to Butterfly.
1. A butterfly lays an egg on a leaf
2. The egg hatches and a caterpillar comes out and it eats it’s leaf that it’s born on.
3. The caterpillar makes a home called a pupa.
4. The caterpillar comes out as a butterfly it dries its wings then goes of to find a mate and lays another egg.
No adult butterfly can live more than a year.
Very good sentences Aiden. You’re trying really hard with your topic work this term! 😀
Great facts everyone.😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
Here is how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly:
1) A butterfly starts life as a very small egg
2) When the egg finally hatches they mostly eat the leaf they were born in so they grow
3) Once the caterpillar stops growing they form into a pupa to continue to grow
4) Once all limbs and organs is finished growing the final stage is when the butterfly emerges with its wings folded against its body until it flys
Life cycle of a butterfly
There are 4 stages in its life cycle:
A butterfly becoming an adult is called metamorphosis
Depending on the type of butterfly the life cycle can take a month to a year.
Stage1:eggs a female butterfly lays her eggs closely,they are small and round and after 5 days a tiny wormlike creature will hatch from the egg.
Stage2:larve the caterpillar has hatched and is hungry this is the eating and growing stage. Old skin sheds it then gets new skin.stage3:pupa the caterpillar is done growing.it makes a pupa to hide from other animals and to protect it.it then rests and starts to change into a butterfly.stage4:butterfly the pupa opens and out comes a butterfly.
Ryan ☺️