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A fun way to introduce a lifecycle to kindergartners and children of any age is to provide first-hand experiences where they can directly observe the living organism over time, documenting their observations by drawing, writing, creating models, and/or taking photos, and discussing what they observe and what they think about it.
Caterpillars are the larvae of moths and butterflies. Another insect, larvae of beetles (“mealworms”) also go through dramatic physical changes as they grow to adulthood. Search the NSTA Learning Center resources for “caterpillar” and filter for “elementary” (and “free” if you are not a member of NSTA) to find many resources. Thank you NSTA for those free resources and this network/community!
Best wishes,
Peggy
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