Instructions
Let's learn about amazing Monarch butterflies! Follow the directions for each activity below. Have fun!
Activity 1: Monarch Facts
Read the sentences below and use the words from the Word Bank to fill in the blanks.
Monarch butterflies are famous for their long journey. Every fall, they all the way to Mexico to stay warm for the winter! Their bright and black colors warn birds that they taste bad. A Monarch starts its life as a tiny egg on a plant. When it hatches, it is a hungry ! After eating and growing, it forms a beautiful green and transforms into a butterfly.
- caterpillar
- orange
- migrate
- chrysalis
- milkweed
Activity 2: The Life of a Butterfly
Draw each of the four stages of a Monarch butterfly's life in the boxes below.
| 1. Egg (on a leaf) | 2. Caterpillar (Larva) |
| 3. Chrysalis (Pupa) | 4. Butterfly (Adult) |
Activity 3: Migration Maze
This little Monarch needs to fly from its home to the forests in Mexico for the winter. Help it find the right path through the maze!
| M | |||||||
| 🌳 |
Activity 4: Butterfly Word Search
Can you find all the hidden words? Words can go across or down.
| W | M | I | L | K | W | E | E | D |
| I | O | G | R | L | P | F | G | P |
| N | N | S | Y | A | U | L | G | U |
| G | A | E | W | B | P | Y | S | P |
| S | R | T | M | E | X | I | C | O |
| F | C | M | P | B | Y | A | E | A |
| L | H | O | L | W | F | L | Y | E |
| Y | B | A | N | N | A | C | P | M |
- WINGS
- FLY
- EGG
- MEXICO
- MONARCH
- PUPA
- MILKWEED
Answer Key
Activity 1: Monarch Facts
Monarch butterflies are famous for their long journey. Every fall, they migrate all the way to Mexico to stay warm for the winter! Their bright orange and black colors warn birds that they taste bad. A Monarch starts its life as a tiny egg on a milkweed plant. When it hatches, it is a hungry caterpillar! After eating and growing, it forms a beautiful green chrysalis and transforms into a butterfly.
Activity 3: Migration Maze Solution
The path for the maze is shown below.
| M | → | ||||||
| ↓ | |||||||
| → | → | → | ↓ | ||||
| ↑ | ↓ | → | → | ||||
| ↑ | → | → | → | ↓ | ↓ | ||
| ↑ | → | → | → | ||||
| → | → | → | ↑ | ↑ | ↓ | ||
| ↑ | → | → | 🌳 |
Activity 4: Word Search Solution
| M | I | L | K | W | E | E | D | |
| I | O | G | R | L | P | F | G | P |
| N | N | S | Y | A | U | L | G | U |
| G | A | E | W | B | P | Y | S | P |
| S | R | T | M | E | X | I | C | O |
| F | C | M | P | B | Y | A | E | A |
| L | H | O | L | W | F | L | Y | E |
| Y | B | A | N | N | A | C | P | M |