instructions

Instructions for life cycle plate

1 Divide a paper plate into four pizza parts, then number them 1 - 4. 2 Have the students glue an egg (small pea) on the section # 1. 3 Have them glue the caterpillar (Rotelle noodle dyed green) in section #2. 4 Have them glue the chrysalis (a packing peanut dyed brown or a peanut shell) in the third section. 5 Next, have them make a small butterfly out of tissue paper and a pipe cleaner. They will glue the butterfly in the fourth section. 6 After completing the plates, give each child a turn explaining their Life Cycle Plate using their own words and understanding.