You can also stick the names of each stage of the frog life cycle on the diorama.Īll done, your 3D Frog Life Cycle Craft is ready for display. Next is the froglet, you can make it so that the head is sticking out of the water.Īnd then stick the frog on top of the lillypad. …and stick inside the diorama as shown on the image bellow. Next it’s the tadpole phase, fold the two parts… You will notice dashed lines and words glue on each of the parts.įold along the dashed lines and apply the glue where designated.įor eggs, fold along the dashed line, apply glue and stick them somewhere in the water. You can include the name parts or exclude them. Start by gluing the first two together – apply glue across the whole side of one of them and stick them together. You will get a quarter of a cylinder shape. Push the part with the glue word under the quarter circle part and stick them together.

Run your fingers across the folds or use a craft stick.Īpply glue on the area marked with the word glue. You can use these free printers to make a paper butterfly, a butterfly wall, or.

Pick out your favorite one or all of the butterfly templates and let your imagination fly free printable butterfly templates. Next fold along the dashed line on the diorama template. These large, black and white butterfly templates are perfect for preschoolers to color or use in any number of gorgeous butterfly crafts. With the black and white template, the first step you need to take is to color it in.Ĭut out the diorama parts – cut along the outer full line. Print out the templates – the precolored one or the black and white 3d diorama. Students used toy kaleidoscopes (I purchased them on Amazon) to imagine life through an insect’s eyes and to compare a compound eye to a simple eye.Become a member or log in to print this craft Step by step tutorial Using kaleidoscopes to simulate an insect’s eye helps students to understand that an insect sees color and movement through thousands of lenses.Īs we learned how a butterfly’s compound eye helps to protect them, my students explored this further in a learning lab.

Explore the Butterfly Compound EyeĮxploring the compound eye is always a hit! Students get a first hand look at how the compound eye is unable to change focus or see detail. Add this easy activity to your literacy centers for students to practice reading skills using science content.Ĭlick here to download this FREE Butterfly Facts commas in a series page. Make commas of course! Use the leftover macaroni for students to practice using commas in a series. What to do with all the leftover macaroni? The bristles of the pipe cleaner represent the tiny hairs on an insect’s legs and feet.

Free printable 3d butterfly