Butterflies: One-Class Research Library Activity & Read-aloud Lesson
$6.00
This easy-prep activity is perfect for a butterfly- or insect-themed lesson to go along with reading any picture book about butterflies.
Grade Levels:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and 3rd Grade
Teaching Duration:
1 class period
Description
One-Class Research activities are a no-pressure way for young elementary students to explore and begin using the library’s online resources. After listening to the book, students learn more about butterflies, migration, and metamorphosis using Pebble Go, World Book Kids, National Geographic Kids website, or Britannica Kids (free or paid version).
This is not a complete research unit; it’s a very first introduction and exploration for kindergarten through 3rd grade students to the library resources. Keywords to type in the search bar are provided and pre-researched, so students are guaranteed to find what they are looking for.
Recommended books to read aloud with this lesson:
“Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery” by Meeg Pincus and illustrated by Yas Imamura
“The Very Impatient Caterpillar” or “Make Way for Butterfly” by Ross Burach
“A Butterfly is Patient” by Dianna Hutts Aston and illustrated by Sylvia Long
Other picture books about butterflies may be substituted by changing the book cover image. Nonfiction books can be used instead of online resources if your students don’t have 1:1 devices or reliable Internet access.
Please note: These lesson activities are designed to complement a read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you!
This research lesson has 34 total pages & slides, and includes:
Five (5) Printable One-Class Research Activities (17 pages)
- Editable in Microsoft PowerPoint
- 4 different versions for students to use a single online resource –
- Pebble Go database,
- World Book Kids online encyclopedia,
- National Geographic Kids website, or
- Britannica Kids online encyclopedia.
- 1 version lets students choose from 4 resources for 4 different books
- Includes space for students to write a new fact they learned.
- Printed 2 per sheet of 8.5″ x 11″ letter-size paper.
- Full color and black & white versions
Five (5) Digital One-Class Research Activities (9 slides)
- Editable in Google Slides
- 4 different versions that use a single online resource, just like the printable version
- 1 version lets students choose from all 4 resources, like in the printable version
- Additional resource graphics are included to customize the activity to what you have access to. (e.g. BrainPOP, Wonderopolis, DK Find Out, ebooks, etc.)
Comprehensive, Editable Lesson Plan in Google Docs for kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade, including:
- AASL National School Library Standards for Learners (2018),
- National Common Core English Language Arts Standards,
- Objective(s) and/or learning targets,
- Essential questions,
- Suggested assessment methods,
- Materials needed,
- Detailed procedure (great for substitutes!), and
- Reflection and notes space
Teacher Notes and Video Directions to show you how to use this activity in an online learning platform, such as Google Classroom or SeeSaw.
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