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Webliography
Crazy for Caterpillars
North American Butterfly Association,
http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabasl/kids.htm
Audience: Preschool through elementary students and teachers.
The North American Butterfly Association created this Web page to teach children all about butterflies. The page includes a butterfly-themed bibliography, story starters, games, riddles, trivia, jokes, puzzles and more. It's a great place to get children into the world of butterflies.
Butterfly Craft Projects
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/butterfly/
Audience: Preschool through elementary students and teachers.
These assorted crafts projects use materials found around the house, like egg cartons, cardboard, paper, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc. Make adorable puppets from Styrofoam trays and drinking straws or paper butterflies from handprint cutouts and many more fun crafts. The directions are simple and easy to follow.
Caterpillar Photos
http://www.uidaho.edu/so-id/entomology/caterpillars.htm
Audience: Upper elementary to middle school teachers.
This site offers a great assortment of photos of the larvae and adults for all sorts of butterflies and moths. Many are pests but it is fun and instructive to look at and observe what they are doing. There are many types of caterpillars and they feed in or on a variety of trees and shrubs. Some are simple leaf feeders and others bore in tips or are leafminers. Most feeding by caterpillars takes place as they approach maturity. Small caterpillars are easier to control. Ideal material for use in a PowerPoint presentation.
Butterfly Activities
http://www.thebutterflysite.com/
Audience: Upper elementary to high school students and teachers.
ButterflySite.com is a terrific place to learn all about butterflies. Look here for facts, gardening, biology, pictures, activities, rearing, conservation and more. Did you know that butterflies range in size from a tiny 1/8 inch to a huge almost 12 inches. Butterflies can see red, green, and yellow. And some people say that when the black bands on the Woolybear caterpillar are wide, a cold winter is coming. Click on the Activities link to find sites with things to do for all ages and levels of interest.
