Butterflies Close Reading

This butterflies life cycle themed close reading min-unit includes two butterfly life cycle themed close reading passages. Each butterfly life cycle close reading passage comes with a page of reading response questions as well as a graphic organizer for visual interpretation. The graphic organizers include a butterfly life cycle diagram as well as a butterflies vs. humans Venn diagram.

For your convenience, we’ve also included a teacher’s guide and answer keys. The teacher’s guide for this butterfly life cycle themed close reading resource includes a Common Core Standards listing and usage map, a quick teaching reading tutorial, the procedure for close reading, as well as optional close reading “codes” that can be used by your students when annotating their butterfly passages.

Butterfly Life Cycle Close Reading Passages Include:
– The Making of a Butterfly
– Butterfly Behavior