Raft Card Monarch Butterfly:

Row 1

Row 2

ROLE (student)
Caterpillar Egg

Monarch Butterfly

AUDIENCE
Teacher

Classmates

Larva

Row 3

Butterfly

Classmates

FORMAT
Paper plate

TOPIC
Life of a

illustration.

Monarchy

3 Page Picture

butterfly egg.
Life of a

Book with 2

Monarchy

Sentences per

butterfly

page.
Shoebox Diorama

larva/caterpillar
The Life Cycle of
the Monarchy
Butterfly

Raft Card 1:

Row 1

ROLE (student)
Caterpillar Egg

AUDIENCE
Leaf on a tree

FORMAT
Paper plate

TOPIC
Life of a

illustration.

Monarchy
butterfly egg.

Objective:
You will be able to describe the life of a caterpillar egg. Illustrate what the egg looks like.
Illustrate where the egg can be found in nature, and how the egg transitions to the next stage of
development.
Student Role:
First stage of the life cycle of a Monarchy Butterflys life cycle, the egg.
Audience:
Your teacher.
Format:
A four part paper plate illustration.
Topic:
What is the life of a Monarch Butterfly Egg?

Directions:

1. Visit http://lifecycle.onenessbecomesus.com/egg_shows.html to learn more about the life

cycle of the Monarch Butterfly.
2. Draw lines splitting your paper plate into four equal sections.
3. Illustrate what the egg looks like, where an egg can typically be found in nature, how the
egg transitions to the next stage of development, and what happens to the egg shell at the
end of this transition. Be sure to color your work!
Resources:
Websites to visit:
The Egg: Germ of New Life.
http://lifecycle.onenessbecomesus.com/egg_shows.htmlWater Education
Butterfly Eggs - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/lifecycle/Egg.shtml
Life Cycle Printout http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/activities/printouts/lifecycle.shtml
Video: Life Cycle of Monarch Butterfly - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AUeM8MbaIk
Assessment:
Prepare a paper plate illustration of the life of a Monarch Butterfly egg. Each segment of the
illustration should describe a different part of the life of the egg.
You will receive up to 25 points for each of the following sections: what the egg looks like,
where the egg can be found, how the egg transitions to the next stage of development, and what
happens to the egg shell at the end of the transition

Raft Card 2:

Row 2

ROLE (student)
Monarch Butterfly

AUDIENCE
Classmates

Larva

FORMAT
4 Page Picture

TOPIC
Life of a

Book with 3

Monarchy

Sentences per

butterfly from

page.

larva/caterpillar to
hatching from the
chrysalis.

Objective:
To describe the life of a Monarch Butterfly larva/caterpillar. Including food consumption, time of
growth, and time of change/hatching.
Student Role:
Second stage of the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly, from the larva to hatching from the
chrysalis.
Audience:
Your classmates.
Format:
A four paged, colored picture book with at least three sentences per page.
Topic:
What is the life of the Monarch Butterfly larva/caterpillar?

Directions:

1. Visit http://lifecycle.onenessbecomesus.com/larvae.html to learn more about the life

cycle of the caterpillar.
2. Illustrate a four page picture book (plus cover/title page) on the life of the caterpillar.
3. Include at least three sentences about the life of a caterpillar on each page of the picture
book.
4. Dont to forget to include a cover/title page with a picture of your topic and the authors
name (YOU).
Resources:
Websites to visit:
Caterpillar: A Time of Growth
http://lifecycle.onenessbecomesus.com/larvae.html
Stages of a Butterfly - http://www.tooter4kids.com/LifeCycle/Stages.htm
The Second Stage: Larva - http://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml
Assessment:
Prepare a 3 page picture book, with two sentences per page, describing the life of a Monarch
Butterfly caterpillar. Explain the caterpillars food consumption, time of growth, and what
happens during the change. Include information regarding the chrysalis.
You will receive up to 50 points for having 4 illustrated pages, and 50 points for each page
containing at least three informative sentences regarding the life of the caterpillar.

Raft Card 3:

Row 3

ROLE (student)
Butterfly

AUDIENCE
Classmates

FORMAT
Shoebox Diorama

TOPIC
The Complete

Life Cycle of the

Monarchy
Butterfly

Objective:
You will be able to create and describe the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly in its entirety.
Including the various stages of life.
Student Role:
To show the entire life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly, from egg to hatching from a larva and
becoming a butterfly.
Audience:
Your classmates
Format:
A shoebox diorama complete with various stages of the life cycle.
Topic:
What is the complete life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly?

Directions:
1. Visit http://lifecycle.onenessbecomesus.com/index.html to learn more about the complete
life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly.
2. Create a shoe box diorama regarding the complete life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly.

3. Include information regarding the egg stage, the larva/caterpillar stage, the
cocoon/hatching stage, and even the end result of the cycle.
4. Include items of note with each section, include: food consumed, visual representations,
where the stage takes place, and what each stay may look like.
Resources:
Websites to visit:
Metamorphosis in Transformation.
http://lifecycle.onenessbecomesus.com/index.html
General Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly
Creating Shoe Box Dioramas - http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Diorama
Assessment:
Prepare a shoe box diorama that visually illustrates the complete life cycle of the Monarch
Butterfly, from egg to hatching from a chrysalis. Include a visual portrayal of the Monarch
butterfly after it has hatched.
You will receive up to 25 points for each accurate visual depiction of the following: egg stage,
larva/caterpillar stage, chrysalis and hatching, and final outcome.