Young children won't be able to read the more difficult words, but they often enjoy the magical sound of new words, like chrysalis. Lesson Plan 2 - Build your own Model Butterfly Butterflies are insects. They have six legs. They have three body parts, a head, a middle called the thorax, and a back called the abdomen. The body of a butterfly is covered with a hard skin.
Butterflies have feelers on their heads called antennae.
Using clay, make three balls, one for the head, one for the thorax, and one for the abdomen. Connect the balls using the lollipop stick Cut the pipe cleaners into pieces. 3 on each side. Using a picture of a butterfly as a model, cut wing shapes for your butterfly from the paper. Decorate the wings with markers to match your model, if you wish.