This document provides a lesson plan for teaching 2nd grade students about insects. The students will observe the life stages of monarch butterflies, research an insect of their choice, and present their findings to the class. Working in groups, students will use guided websites and databases to research an insect's diet, habitat, and geographical location. They will create a presentation and act out the life stages of insects. Over 5 days, students will learn about different insect types, diets, habitats, geographical locations, and life stages. Technology such as butterfly kits, computers, presentation software, and video cameras will aid the lesson.

1. INSECTS
BY PAIGE BIRTHISEL

2. Analyze the Learner
• 2nd grade classroom
• 12 girls and 10 boys.
• 90% Caucasian, 5% Asian, 5% African American
• 2 of the boys have mild ADHD and one girl suffers
from a mild learning disability.

3. Main Objective
Audience:
Students will…
Behavior:
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Observe the life stages of a monarch butterfly
Research an insect of their choosing from a list
Present their findings
Demonstrate that insects life stages
Conditions: By working in groups and researching on a guided website/database for
information, and then creating a PowerPoint, poster, trifold, brochure, etc. to show the other
students what type of insect, their diet, their habitat, and what continent(s) they are found on.
Finally, by writing a funny script and acting out the life stages in front of the class or through video.
Degree: This will be completed in a week and a half with 90-100% accuracy.

4. DAY BY DAY BREAKDOWN
Day 1- Different types of insects
Day 2- Diets of common insects
Day 3- Habitats of certain insects
Day 4- Where certain insects are found in the world
(What continent?)
Day 5- Life stages of insects

5. USE OF TECHNOLOGY
Students will use…
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“Grow your own monarch butterfly kit”
Computers/databases to research insect
PowerPoint/Other software to create their presentations
The smart board/projector to present their findings to the
class
• Video cameras to record acting out life stages.

6. WORKS CITED
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/4565.html
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/free-lessonplans/search?page=1&query=reading