“Butterfly” explained in 4 pictures
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Young children understand that butterflies are insects that fly with their wings, drink nectar from flowers, and grow from eggs while changing shape
💬 What kind of insect is a butterfly?
A butterfly is a kind of insect. It uses its big wings to flutter through the air. It has six legs.
🤔 How do you think a butterfly flies?
💬 Look at the patterns on the wings
Butterfly wings have beautiful colors. Some have round patterns, and some have striped patterns. The wings are soft, so it is best to look at them gently.
🤔 What colors can you see on this butterfly’s wings?
💬 What do butterflies eat?
Butterflies drink nectar from flowers. They stretch their thin, long mouth into the flower. When they drink nectar, they rest gently on the flower.
💬 How a butterfly grows
A butterfly starts as a small egg. A caterpillar hatches from the egg. After becoming a chrysalis, it becomes a butterfly.
🤔 Can you find the order: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly?