Caterpillar to Butterfly

Part of

• Science Stories

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

• Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
• ELD-SI.K-3.Explain — Multilingual learners will… • Share initial thinking with others • Follow and describe cycles in diagrams, steps in procedures, or causes and effects • Compare and contrast objects or concepts • Offer ideas and suggestions • Act on feedback to revise understandings of how or why something works
• ELD-SI.K-3.Inform — Multilingual learners will… • Define and classify objects or concepts • Describe characteristics, patterns, or behavior • Describe parts and wholes • Sort, clarify, and summarize ideas • Summarize information from interaction with others and from learning experiences
• ELD-SI.K-3.Narrate — Multilingual learners will… • Share ideas about one's own and others' lived experiences and previous learning • Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning • Ask questions about what others have shared • Recount and restate ideas • Discuss how stories might end or next steps

Alabama

• ELA21.K.2 — Actively engage in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers to build background knowledge needed to be successful as they learn to read and, later, read to learn.
• ELA21.K.22 — Use content knowledge built during read-alouds of informational texts by participating in content-specific discussions with peers and/or through drawing or writing.

Alaska

• Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).

Arizona

• 1.L1U1.6 — Observe, describe, and predict life cycles of animals and plants.
• Things may change slowly or rapidly.

Arkansas

• K.RC.4.RF — Build general and academic vocabulary and background knowledge of age and grade-appropriate topics through discussion, reading, and writing.
• K.RC.7.RF — Demonstrate comprehension of age and grade-appropriate texts by speaking or writing.

California

• Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.

Colorado

• SC.P.2.1.a — Observe, describe and discuss living things.
• SC.P.2.2.b — Predict, explain and infer patterns based on observations and representations of living things, their needs and life cycles.
• SC.P.2.2.d — Recognize that plants and animals grow and change.
• SC.P.2.2.c — Observe and document changes in living things over time using different modalities such as drawing, dramatization, describing or using technology.

Connecticut

• Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).

Delaware

• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).
• Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
• Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.

Florida

• SC.2.L.16.1 — Observe and describe major stages in the life cycles of plants and animals, including beans and butterflies.
• SC.K.N.1.5 — Recognize that learning can come from careful observation.

Georgia

• ELAGSEKRI1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
• ELAGSEKRI10 — Actively engage in group reading of informational text with purpose and understanding.
• S2L1.a — Ask questions to determine the sequence of the life cycle of common animals in your area: a mammal such as a cat, dog or classroom pet, a bird such as a chicken, an amphibian such as a frog, and an insect such as a butterfly.

Hawaii

• Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).
• K.SL.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Idaho

• K.RS.DR.2 — Listen to a series of texts organized around a variety of conceptually related topics to build knowledge about the world.

Illinois

• DATA-P3 — Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns in the natural world in order to answer scientific questions.
• INFO-P1 — Read grade-appropriate texts and use media to obtain scientific information to determine patterns in the natural world.
• PAT-P1 — Patterns in the natural world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.

Indiana

• K.LS.1 — Describe and compare the growth and development of common living plants and animals.
• 1.LS.1 — Develop representations to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
• K.RC.1 — With support, ask and answer questions about main topics and key details in a text heard or read. (E)

Iowa

• Make predictions based on prior experiences.
• Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.

Kansas

• Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.
• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).
• Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.

Kentucky

• Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).

Louisiana

• Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.
• Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).

Maine

• Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).
• Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.
• R.6.K.b — With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

Massachusetts

• K-LS1-2(MA) — Recognize that all plants and animals grow and change over time.
• SL.PK.2 — Recall information for short periods of time and retell, act out, or represent information from a text read aloud, a recording, or a video (e.g., watch a video about birds and their habitats and make drawings or constructions of birds and their nests).

Michigan

• 1-LS3-1 — Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
• SL.K.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Minnesota

• 0.1.2.1 — With guidance and support, read and monitor understanding of grade-level text, self-correcting as needed, using strategies including, but not limited to, decoding, asking questions and making connections.
• 0.2.5.2 — Verbally or visually respond to a story, with support and guidance.
• 1.1.1 — Students will be able to ask questions about aspects of the phenomena they observe, the conclusions they draw from their models or scientific investigations, each other’s ideas, and the information they read.

Mississippi

• L.1.2.2 — Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information through labeled drawings, the life cycle (egg, larva, pupa, adult) of pollinating insects (e.g., bees, butterflies).

Missouri

• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).
• Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
• K.R.1.A.d — connecting the information and events of a text to experiences
• K.R.1.D.a — engaging with text as developmentally appropriate

Montana

• RI.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
• RI.K.10 — Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

Nebraska

• Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
• LA.K.RI.1 — With prompting and support, identify the main topic and key details in an informational text.

Nevada

• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).
• Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
• SL.K.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

New Hampshire

• Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.
• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).
• Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.

New Jersey

• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).
• Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
• SL.K.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

New Mexico

• Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).
• Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
• Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.

New York

• Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
• KRF4 — Will engage with emergent level texts and read-alouds to demonstrate comprehension.
• Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.

North Carolina

• LS.K.1.1 — Engage in argument from evidence to summarize the characteristics of living organisms and nonliving things in terms of their: structure, growth, changes, movement, basic needs.
• RI.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
• RI.K.10 — Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
• RI.K.2 — With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

North Dakota

• K.R.2 — Respond to a variety of texts, photographs, or illustrations before, during, and after shared reading or other text-listening experiences to compare, contrast, predict, or infer.
• Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparison._Question

Ohio

• K.LS.1 — Living things have specific characteristics and traits.
• K.LS.2 — Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival.
• SL.K.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations about kindergarten topics and texts with diverse partners in small and larger groups.

Oklahoma

• Plants and animals have unique and diverse life cycles. (3.LS1.1)

Oregon

• K.SL.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Pennsylvania

• Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.

Rhode Island

• Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.
• Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).

South Carolina

• ELA.K.R.1.1 — Ask and answer questions (who, what, when, where, why, and how) about print and non-print sources to obtain and refine knowledge.
• K-LS1-1.SEP.A: — Analyzing and Interpreting Data Analyzing data in K-2 builds on prior experiences and progresses to collecting, recording, and sharing observations. Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns in the natural world in order to answer scientific questions. NRC Framework Link

South Dakota

• Explaining the life cycle of different organisms within an ecosystem.
• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).

Tennessee

• 2.LS1.3 — Use simple graphical representations to show that species have unique and diverse life cycles.

Texas

• 1.10D — observe and record life cycles of animals such as a chicken, frog, or fish.
• 2.10C — investigate and record some of the unique stages that insects such as grasshoppers and butterflies undergo during their life cycle.

Vermont

• Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
• Adult plants and animals can have young. In many kinds of animals, parents and the offspring themselves engage in behaviors that help the offspring to survive.

Virginia

• K.7.b — Plants and animals have life cycles.
• K.1.b.i — Make observations to collect data.
• K.10.b — Living and nonliving things change over time.

Washington

• Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.
• Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).

Washington, D.C.

• Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.
• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).
• Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.

West Virginia

• Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
• Observing patterns

Wisconsin

• Students observe some things stay the same while other things change, and things may change slowly or rapidly.
• Students use observations and texts to communicate new information. This includes the following: Read developmentally-appropriate texts or use media to obtain scientific and technical information. Use the information to determine patterns in or evidence about the natural and designed worlds. Describe how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) support a scientific or engineering idea. Obtain information using various texts, text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons), and other media that will be useful in answering scientific questions or supporting scientific claims. Communicate information or design ideas and solutions with others in oral or written forms. Use models, drawings, writing, or numbers that provide detail about scientific ideas, practices, or design ideas.
• Students collect, record, and share observations. This includes the following: Record information (observations, thoughts, and ideas). Use and share pictures, drawings, or writings of observations. Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns or relationships in the natural and designed worlds in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems. Compare predictions (based on prior experiences) to what occurred (observable events). Analyze data from tests of an object or tool to determine if the object or tool works as intended.

Wyoming

• Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
• Read grade-appropriate texts and/or use media to obtain scientific and/or technical information to determine patterns in and/or evidence about the natural and designed world(s).