Teacher Notes

Before using the Webquest:

· Read aloud to your class, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.

· Divide class into groups of 4

· Follow directions below to make accordion books with class (one for each group)

Accordion Books

· Paper – Folded butcher paper, tag board, or other large paper

· Cut paper into a long strip or fold paper in half the long way for strength

· Fold the paper into 5 segments

· Insert or attach a piece of tag at each end to create a sturdy cover

· Students will create an original artwork to attach to cover (could be a painting, drawing, collage, etc…)

· The inside pages will be used by group members to show the life cycle they chose. Each group member will be responsible for creating one page (with a drawing) that describes their stage of the life cycle.

Worksheet Answer Keys

Tree Worksheet Answer Key

Human Worksheet Answer Key

Frog Worksheet Answer Key

Other Life Cycle Resources

Books:

· A Seed Grows: My First Look At A Plant’s Life Cycle by Pamela Hickman, Kids Can Press Ltd., 1997

· Tale Of A Tadpole by Barbara Ann Porte, Orchard Books, 1997

· The Red Poppy by Irmgard Lucht, Hyperion Books For Children, 1995

· From Caterpillar To Butterfly by Deborah Heiligman, HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.; 1996

· Eyewitness Books –Tree by David Burnie, Dorling Kindersley Limited, London, 1998

· Trees and How They Grow by Katherine Carter, Whitman Publishing Comp., 1961

Websites:

Cecropia Moth - Life Cycle

Children's Butterfly Site Butterfly and Moth Life Cycle

Core Knowledge - Lesson Plans

Has an excellent list of life cycle resources

Core Knowledge - Lesson Plans

Chick to Egg

Raising Tadpoles

Frog Word Search

Butterfly WebQuest 1999