Butterflies

THEME: Butterflies

New words - lush, flutter, metamorphosis, cocoon, chrysalis

Book ideas

Are You a Butterfly? by Judy Allen
Bianca and the Butterfly by Sergio Ruzzier
Bob and Otto by Robert O. Bruel
Butterfly Butterfly by Petr Horáček
Butterflies Fly by Yvonne Winer (used for colors)
*Butterfly Colors by Helen Frost
*Butterfly Garden by Margaret McNamara
A Butterfly is Patient by Dianna Hutts Aston
Caterpillar to Butterfly by National Geographic Kids
Don’t Worry Bear by Greg Foley
Gotta Go! Gotta Go! by Sam Swope
*Moth & Butterfly by Dev Petty
*Roxy the Butterfly by Frances Rodgers
Señorita Mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer
Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr.
*The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
*The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach
Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert
Where’s My Mom? by Julia Donaldson

Song:
“Two Little Butterflies”

Two little butterflies sitting on a hill
One named Jack, and one named Jill
Fly away Jack, Fly away Jill
Come back Jack, Come back Jill

Scarf songs and rhymes

Butterfly is Landing
Butterfly, Butterfly
Flutter Flutter
Bibbity Boppity Boo

Craft - Butterfly puppets
Supplies needed: Butterfly template, colored tissue paper or colored plastic, scissors, glue sticks, crayons/markers, craft sticks