Butterflies are of great interest to students and can result in their developing better observation skills and an interest in the environment or anatomy. They serve as excellent tools to involve students in imaginative learning activities that could include planting gardens, envisioning insects on other planets, and even writing plays about them. My students invented a butterfly game for recess using the characteristics of a butterfly’s life changes.

Reach Every Child also has a variety of other quality science links here:
REC Science

• Butterflies
• Mainly butterflies

Butterflies

Butterflies and Moths of North America
A more sophisticated site, it has a very valuable map where students can track butterflies in their area.

The Butterfly Farmer
Nice range of information for elementary level students

Butterfly Fun

Monarch Butterfly Migration

Monarch Watch

More Butterfly Stuff
More craft like than learning oriented

The Parts of a Butterfly Game
Simple butterfly part identification site

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Primary integrated unit on butterflies

Yukon Butterflies

Zoom Butterflies
Butterfly printouts and more

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Mainly butterflies

Amazing Insects
Terrific link site with many levels of use

Butterflies Links

Butterfly Lessons

The Butterfly WebSite

Hands-On Science: Butterflies & Bugs

Insect Lesson Plans

Parks & Sullivan’s Insect Lesson Plans
Integrated thematic unit

The Teacher’s Guide Butterfly Page
Large link site for butterflies and insects

Where Do Butterflies Come From?
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute lets young students explore animals, dust, butterflies and, well, science.