Did you know that butterflies have some of the most wonderful species names? They are so unique... Baltimore Checkerspot, Coyote Cloudy Wing, Dreamy Duskywing, etc, etc, etc! They paint such a wonderful image in my mind. That sparked the idea for this writing project. I do this project during my Life Cycle Unit in the spring, which integrates tons of other Science and ELA standards!
Instructions:
First, I have my students choose from one of the amazing butterfly species NAMES (you could dra