The Life Cycle of a Butterfly Worksheet has 2nd graders label the egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages and put them in the correct order. Answer key included for quick, hands-on life science practice.
Using the Butterfly Song (MP3), students learn all about butterflies, including the life cycle, body parts, habitat, diet, and so much more through a catchy song!
This butterflies reading comprehension worksheet gives 2nd graders a short non-fiction passage on the butterfly life cycle, four bubble questions, and one written response. Answer key included for fast, no-prep practice.
This butterfly writing paper gives 2nd graders a friendly prompt, ten roomy writing rules and a bright paper-collage garden, so every child has a butterfly story to tell before the pencil moves.
The Insect Song by Have Fun Teaching is perfect for teaching and learning all about insects. This animated music video teaches what makes an insect an insect: an exoskeleton, three body parts (head, thorax and abdomen), six legs and two antennae. While watching the Insect Song, students learn the traits…
Using the Butterfly Song (Animated Music Video), students learn all about butterflies, including the life cycle, body parts, habitat, diet, and so much more through a catchy song!
Insect flash cards for kindergarten to 4th grade with 24 lifelike bug pictures, names and fun facts, plus a practice page and answer key included, to grow science vocabulary.
The Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet has 2nd grade students number four pictures in order and write the name of each stage on the line. An answer key is included.
This Spider Web Reading Comprehension Worksheet helps 2nd grade students read a short story about a dewy web and the spider that built it, then use text details to answer questions. An answer key is included.
This Insect Life Cycles Worksheet has 2nd grade students put butterfly and grasshopper stages in order and name each stage. An answer key is included for easy checking.
This winged bug body parts worksheet has 2nd grade students label the head, thorax, abdomen, wing, leg and antenna of an insect. An answer key is included for quick checking.
A picture-sorting insect classification worksheet that has 2nd Grade students test six animals against one simple three-part rule. Includes an answer key, so it works as no-prep science practice at home or school.
These insects word wall flash cards teach 1st-3rd grade students 12 science words about insect body parts and the butterfly life cycle, with a practice page and answer key included.
This Create Your Own Insect Worksheet has 2nd graders match six insect body parts to their descriptions, then draw and label an insect of their own. Answer key included for fast, no-prep life science practice.
These Desk Name Tags - Insects are a perfect way for your students to identify their desks and practice spelling their name with an insect theme.
This Bee Sting Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 2nd graders an informational passage about honey bees, four questions and a written response. An answer key is included for fast, no-prep science reading.
This Ant Body Parts Worksheet asks 2nd grade students to use a word box and label six parts on a large ant diagram. An answer key is included, so life science vocabulary practice is ready to print.
Key Ideas Butterflies Worksheet gives 2nd graders a short nonfiction passage about butterflies plus detail and main idea questions. An answer key is included, so comprehension practice needs no prep.
Using Write about Bugs Activity, studentswrite informative texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
This Butterfly Garden Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 2nd Grade readers a short nonfiction text about what butterflies need, five questions, and an answer key, so students practice finding evidence in what they read.
Six legs, three parts, endless wonder!
Second graders learn what makes an insect an insect: six legs, three body parts (head, thorax and abdomen) and two antennae. That means a spider, with eight legs, is not an insect! Kids study life cycles, especially how a butterfly changes from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to adult. They learn that bees and butterflies help plants by carrying pollen from flower to flower, and they observe insects up close to describe how they look and move. The click moment is when kids count the legs on a bug outside and announce, "Six! It's an insect!"
Insects are everywhere, which makes them perfect for hands-on science.
Show a big picture of a winged insect and have kids label the head, thorax, abdomen, legs, wings and antennae. Then go outside and find a real insect to compare. Labeling first makes outdoor observation much more focused.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withWinged Bug Body Parts WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Play an insect song and have kids point to their own head, middle and belly as each body part is named. Singing and moving locks the three parts into memory.
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withInsect SongSongsOpen it →Have kids invent a new insect, draw it with all the right parts and explain how each part helps it survive. If it has eight legs, the class sends it back to the drawing board!
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
Try it withCreate Your Own Insect WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Creepy, crawly and completely fascinating.
WorksheetsKids put the butterfly stages in order, then act out each one from tiny egg to flying adult.
Open Life Cycle of a Butterfly Worksheet →
AssessmentsKids read about bees and find out why stings happen and how bees help flowers.
Open Bee Sting - Reading Comprehension Worksheet →
WorksheetsKids sort bugs into insects and not-insects. Spiders and worms always cause a debate!
Open Insect Classification Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Life Cycle of a Butterfly Worksheet, Butterfly Song (MP3) and Butterflies Reading Comprehension Worksheet.
An insect has a head, a thorax and an abdomen. The legs and wings attach to the thorax, and the antennae are on the head.
No. Spiders have eight legs and two body parts, so they are arachnids. Insects have six legs and three body parts.
A butterfly starts as an egg, hatches into a caterpillar, forms a chrysalis and comes out as an adult butterfly. This big change is called metamorphosis.
Go on a bug hunt in the yard with a magnifying glass. Count legs, look for wings and antennae, and draw what you find. Always look gently and let the bugs go.
Loved by 2 million teachers & families
Printables, songs and games for every subject, Preschool through 6th. Ready to teach today, and kids beg for more.
