WOW Game Title: The Life Cycle of the Caterpillar (or Plant, Ladybug, etc)
Content Area: Science
TEKS Focus: Butterfly’s Body Parts
Animals Change
Patterns of Life
Physical Education Unit: Locomotor Movement, Self Space
Grade: 2
Resource: PE Central, www.pecentral.org
Equipment/Materials: none
Set Up: Large space (25x25) to move in, or a classroom, relatively free of debris
Activity:
Song: Three verses to the tune of “Mary had a little lamb”.
First Verse: “I’m a fuzzy caterpillar, caterpillar, caterpillar. I’m a fuzzy caterpillar, about
to make a cocoon.” Movement: Inchworm movement across the floor/ground. Hands
and feet are in push-up position. With hands in one place, feet walk in to hands. Hands
walk out away from feet. Repeat several times.
Second verse: “I’m wrapping up into a cocoon, a cocoon, a cocoon. I’m wrapped up in a
cocoon about to spread my wings” Movement: Arms go out and student spins around
with arms coming in closer and closer until they feel all wrapped up. Then student stands
very still.
Third verse: “I’m a pretty butterfly, butterfly, butterfly. I’m pretty butterfly about to fly
away.” Movement: Students cracks out of the cocoon, dries wings, and then flies off.
Students skip around the room flapping their arms.
Variations:
 Change the words and the movements to reflect other life cycles – ladybug,
plants, seeds, etc.
Review Questions:
Skill focus: What motions would a butterfly perform (or ladybug, plant, etc)?
Academic focus: What is the order of the life cycle of the butterfly (or ladybug,
or plant, etc.)?