Four stages, four letters. Students look at a diagram of the butterfly life cycle and write the correct stage on the blank line next to A, B, C, and D. The word bank gives both names for two of the stages, Caterpillar (Larva) and Chrysalis (Pupa), plus Egg and Adult Butterfly. It is a 3rd grade science labeling task for NGSS 3-LS1-1, and the answer key lists every stage in order.
3-LS1-1
“Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.”
The labeled diagram is a simple model of the cycle, from egg to adult butterfly, that students complete themselves.
Students label the four parts of the life cycle diagram using the word bank. Each stage name is used once.
A is Egg, B is Caterpillar (Larva), C is Chrysalis (Pupa), and D is Adult Butterfly.
Science word wall
Add larva and pupa to your word wall before this sheet. The word bank pairs them with caterpillar and chrysalis, so students learn both terms together.
Quick review
Four blanks take less than five minutes. Use it as a warm-up the day after you read a butterfly book.
Support option
Give this to students who find the frog and butterfly compare sheet too hard. It covers only one animal and has a word for every line.
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