Author and Photographer:

Stephen Swinburne

He took the pictures for this

story in his garden.

Story Summary:  The story tell about the life of a butterfly.

Genre -

Look for:• Photographs that support

what you read.• Information that is given

clearly.

NonfictonA nonfiction tell about things that are true.

Turns•Turns - changes to

turns

•A caterpillar turns into a butterfly.

live Live - to have as one's home

live

This caterpillar lives on a parsley plant.

Around

•Around - close by; in a circle

around

The butterflies are flying around the flowers.

Air

• Air - the sky

air

His kite is in the air.

Soon • Soon - before long

soon

Soon the eggs will be baby caterpillars.

Fly

Fly - to move through the air

fly

The butterflies will fly away.

Animals

•Animals- living, breathing creatures

animals

These animals fly. Are they butterflies?

Match the words to its meaning.

A. the sky

B. living, breathing

creatures

C.close by; in a circle

D. changes to

E. to move through

the air

F. to have as one's

home

G. before long

1. fly______

2. air ______

3. around ____

4. soon _____

5. animals ___

6. turns _____

7. live ______

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

• Say the words.

• Read the sentence.

• Fill in the blank.

Butterflies fly in the _______.

• live

• fly

• around

• soon

• animals

• air

• turns

Are butterflies __________?

• fly

• air

• around

• soon

• animal

• turns

• live

This toy will go _________.

• turns

• air

• soon

• fly

• around

• live

• animals

This bug is a ___________.

• animals

• fly

• air

• turns

• live

• soon

• around

These ducks _______ in a pond.

• around

• fly

• air

• turns

• animals

• soon

• live

These eggs will hatch _________.

• soon

• animals

• air

• fly

• around

• turns

• live

The children will take ______.

• animals

• fly

• around

• turns

• air

• soon

• live

Say the Sight Words

• many

• some

• their

• him

• her

• know

• his

• let

• just• how

New words in the story: I Am A Butterfly

• night• rest• hatch• plants• caterpillar• hang• rain• plips• plops

• drink• drops• chomp• shed• skin• chrysalis• cracks• insects• wings

AMiller

Butterfly SitesYou should be able to click on these sites and go to them. •Butterfly- Names and Caterpillars

•Butterfly and Caterpillar Crafts

•Monarch Butterfly Emerging from a Chrysali

s

•The Life of a Monarch Butterfly

•Photos - Monarch series

•Monarch Butterflies From Egg to Adult