A Butterfly’s Life Cycle Dance

Grade 1

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Group Members: Nicole Aversa, Victoria Greco, Avisha Panday and Khaula Sahi

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Curriculum Expectations

Cross-curricular Expectation(s):

Science and Technology

3.2 identify the physical characteristics (e.g., size, shape, colour, common parts) of a variety of plants and animals (e.g., sunflowers are tall, with a long stalk, leaves, and big, round, yellow flowers with hundreds of seeds; dogs can be big or small, come in many shapes and colours, have four legs, and usually have a tail and are covered with fur)

The Arts: Visual Arts

1.3 use elements of design in artworks to communicate ideas, messages, and personal understandings

Dance: A1. Creating and presenting A1.3 create dance phrases using a variety of ways to connect to movements

Learning Goals

Success Criteria

We are learning...

• About the life cycle of a butterfly
• To create movements based on the different stages in the life cycle
• Different ways to represent the stages of a butterflies life cycle (drawing and dance)

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• I can identify the different parts of the life cycle of a butterfly
• I can represent the different stages of a butterflies life cycle (with my body, pictures and words)

Throughout this course, we have been learning about the relationship between humans and natural systems. For our activity, we have tied environmental education into a variety of learning contexts through an engaging lesson. We have taken the cycle of a butterfly and turned it into a fun experience where students will demonstrate the cycle through the form of dance. After reading a mentor text, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, students will work in small groups and use the Elements of Dance to create their performance. They will perform their dance outside in a park or forest and their peers will give feedback.

Activity Statement

Mindful Minute Break

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Note:

This movement break can be used either after the minds-on or action section depending on how your students are feeling.

Minds-On

Note:

Please view this short video as a class.

Action

Action

Life Cycle of a Butterfly Dance

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Safety Rules

• Excursion must be approved beforehand by the principal
• Parental/guardian consent forms must be on file before the excursion
• Students must also be provided with a list of recommended clothing and personal items suitable for the specific activity beforehand.
• Must monitor weather conditions and if needed, postpone or modify the excursion to enhance safety of all individuals
• Protocol for extreme weather conditions must also be followed if extreme weather occurs to ensure the safety of students.