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Detailed Lesson Plan in Science
I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson 90% of the students will be able to:
a. Identify the sequence of a butterfly’s life cycle.
b. Describe and explain the different stages of the butterfly and;
c. participate on the given activities about the “Life Cycle of a butterfly”

II. Subject Matter

a. Topic: Butterfly Life Cycle
b. Materials: Visual aids, coloured paper, tape, glue, scissor, print outs, white board
marker, white board,
c. References: https://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml and
https://www.education.com/ LesonPlan/life-cycle-of-a-butterfly/

III. Procedure

A. Preliminary Activity
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. Daily Routine
a. Opening prayer
“Class President kindly lead (Class president will lead the prayer)
the prayer”
b. Greeting
“Good Afternoon class” “Good Afternoon too Teacher”
c. Classroom management
“Kindly pick up the pieces of (the students will pick up the pieces of
paper under your chair” paper under their chair)
d. Checking of Attendance
“Miss Secretary, is there None Teacher
anyone absent for today?
B. Review
Before we start, do you still (A student raised his hand)
remember our topic yesterday? Teacher our previous lesson is about
Food Web
Very good! Here’s your chip.
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C. Motivation
The pupil will watch a video
clip. And after that the
teacher will ask a question.

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=O1S8WzwLPlM

D. Lesson Proper
So class, are you ready for our The student will answer “Yes Teacher”
lesson for today?

Our lesson for today is about

“Butterfly`s Life Cycle”

The Butterfly Life Cycle 

Let’s explore a
butterfly’s life
cycle in detail,
including all
four stages of
life. All
butterflies have
"complete

metamorphosis." To grow into an adult

they go through 4 stages: egg, larva,
pupa and adult. Each stage has a
different goal - for instance, caterpillars
need to eat a lot, and adults need to
reproduce. Depending on the type of
butterfly, the life cycle of a butterfly
may take anywhere from one month to a
whole year. You can print out
this Butterfly Life Cycle coloring
page to follow along as we talk about
the 4 stages. 
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The First Stage: The Egg

Butterfly Eggs on a Leaf 

A butterfly starts life as a very small,

round, oval or cylindrical egg.  The
coolest thing about butterfly eggs,
especially monarch butterfly eggs, is
that if you look close enough you can
actually see the tiny caterpillar growing
inside of it. Some butterfly eggs may be
round, some oval and some may be
ribbed while others may have other
features. The egg shape depends on the
type of butterfly that laid the egg. 

Butterfly eggs are usually laid on the

leaves of plants, so if you are actively
searching for these very tiny eggs, you
will have to take some time and
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examine quite a few leaves in order to

find some. 

The Second Stage: The Larva

(Caterpillar)

Butterfly Caterpillar

When the egg finally hatches, most of

you would expect for a butterfly to
emerge, right?  Well, not exactly.  In the
butterfly’s life cycle, there are four
stages and this is only the second stage. 
Butterfly larvae are actually what we
call caterpillars. Caterpillars do not stay
in this stage for very long and mostly, in
this stage all they do is eat.   

The Third Stage: Pupa (Chrysalis)

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Caterpillar Becoming a Chrysalis

The pupa stage is one of the coolest

stages of a butterfly’s life.  As soon as a
caterpillar is done growing and they
have reached their full length/weight,
they form themselves into a pupa, also
known as a chrysalis.  From the outside
of the pupa, it looks as if the caterpillar
may just be resting, but the inside is
where all of the action is.  Inside of the
pupa, the caterpillar is rapidly
changing. 

The Fourth Stage: Adult Butterfly

Butterfly Emerging from a Chrysalis

Finally, when the caterpillar has done

all of its forming and changing inside
the pupa, if you are lucky, you will get
to see an adult butterfly emerge.  When
the butterfly first emerges from the
chrysalis, both of the wings are going to
be soft and folded against its body. This
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is because the butterfly had to fit all its
new parts inside of the pupa.

E. Generalization
Group Activity
Instruction:
 The pupils will group themselves
into four.
 The teacher will give each group
an art materials and they will
create a Butterfly`s Life Cycle.

Materials:
Bond paper
Colored Paper
Glue
Pencil
Scissor

F. Valuing
So class, teacher has a question.
What did you do in able to create or “We have a teamwork teacher, and we
finish your task? respect each other opinion”
Excellent! She is correct. You need to
listen to each other in able to make your
“Yes, Teacher!”
task. And also, you need to accept and
respect someone’s opinion. Is that clear?
G. Assessment
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We will have a quiz, to test if you
learned something today.

A. Assignment
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College of Teacher Education
Detailed Lesson Plan

Butterfly`s Life Cycle

Prepared By:
Arjelyn L. Monsales
BEED 2A

Submitted to:
Dr. Isagani Nazareno