Caterpillars
Math
ELA
Vocabulary
Grab Bag
100

What kind of butterflies will hatch in our container?

Monarchs

100

Solve for the unknown:

8 x 7 = b

b = 56

100

Pronounce the sounds in this word:

cold

c-o-l-d
100

What is another word for cocoon?

Chrysalis

100

Name something that Americans typically eat for Thanksgiving.

Turkey, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, gravy, etc.

200

What three things did our caterpillars eat?

Milkweed, squash, and pumpkin

200

Solve for the unknown:

e x 5 = 35

e = 7

200

Pronounce the sounds in this word:

warm

w-or-m

200

What do you call butterfly larva?

A caterpillar!

200

How many days are there until Thanksgiving?

13

300

What is the chrysalis?

The cocoon that the caterpillars made for themselves while they wait to change into butterflies.

300

Solve for the unknown:

24 / m = 6

m = 4

300

Review:

What does the word purpose mean, when we discuss an author's purpose for writing a book or text?

The author's purpose for writing a book or a text is the author's reason for writing - why did he/she write the book or text?
300

Where do butterflies lay their eggs?

On leaves.

300

Name two different cultures of people who attended the first Thanksgiving.

Pilgrims and Native Americans

400

What is the pupa?

The stage the caterpillar is in before while it is in the chrysalis and growing its wings.

400

In the equation 9 x 6 = p, tell how you can use the distributive property to change the 6 into 5 + 1.

(5 + 1) 9 = p

(5 x 9) + (1 x 9) = p

45 + 9 = 54

400

Give me an example of an opinion sentence about monarch caterpillars or butterflies.

Variety of answers are accepted.

400

What is the pupa?

The caterpillar in the chrysalis as it transforms into the butterfly.

400

What are the names of the three ships that Christopher Columbus used to sail to the new land in America?

The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.

500

What is metamorphosis?

The changes that the caterpillar goes through from the time it is an egg until it transforms into a butterfly.

500

8 x 4 = 32

Solve for s in the following equation.

80 x 4 = s

s = 320

500

Break the following word into syllables:

metamorphosis

met*a*mor*pho*sis

500

What is metamorphosis?

When the caterpillar goes through the changes needed to become a butterfly.

500

What is one guest who will always refuse an invitation to Thanksgiving Dinner? (This is a joke)

A Turkey!