Butterflies begin their life cycle as eggs laid on leaves. After hatching, the caterpillar grows by eating and shedding its skin until it forms a chrysalis, entering the pupa stage. Eventually, a butterfly emerges, and its wings dry and prepare for flight.
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Make A Summary Butterflies
Butterflies begin their life cycle as eggs laid on leaves. After hatching, the caterpillar grows by eating and shedding its skin until it forms a chrysalis, entering the pupa stage. Eventually, a butterfly emerges, and its wings dry and prepare for flight.
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Make a Summary: Butterflies
Directions: Circle new vocabulary words. Then use a crayon or highlighter to underline the most important parts of the text. Finally, write a 3–4 sentence summary.
Butterflies start life as tiny eggs laid on top
of leaves. The butterfly lays eggs on leaves they like to eat. When the egg hatches, out comes the larva, or caterpillar. They eat and eat. As they grow, they shed their skin, or exoskeleton. When the caterpillar has grown to its full size, it makes a chrysalis. This is called the pupa stage. When the caterpillar is done forming inside the pupa, a butterfly will come out. At first its wings are folded and wet, but in a few hours they are dry and are ready to fly.
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