Anne Miller
Meet the
Author:
•Stephen Swinburne was
born in London, England.
When he was seven years
old, he sailed on a ship to
New York City.
•Before he was a writer,
Stephen Swinburne was a
park ranger. He liked
watching the animals.
•Stephen Swinburne planted
a flower garden at his
house to attract the
butterflies for the
photographs for his book I
Am a Butterfly.
Stephen
Swinburne
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Author and Photographer:
Stephen Swinburne
He took the pictures for this story in
his garden.
Story Summary: The story tell
about the life of a butterfly.
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Genre -
Look for:
Photographs that support
what you read.
Information that is given
clearly.
Nonficton
A nonfiction tell about things that
are true.
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Turns
Turns - changes to
turns
A
caterpillar
turns into a
butterfly.
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live
Live - to have as one's home
live
This
caterpillar
lives on a
parsley
plant.
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Around
Around - close by;
in a circle
around
The butterflies
are flying
around the
flowers.
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Air
Air - the sky
air
His kite is in
the air.
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Soon
Soon - before long
soon
Soon the
eggs will be
baby
caterpillars.
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Fly
Fly - to move through the air
fly
The
butterflies
will fly
away.
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Animals
Animals- living,
breathing
creatures
animals
These animals fly.
Are they
butterflies?
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1.air - the sky
2.animals - living, breathing
creatures
3.around - close by; in a circle
4.fly - to move through the air
5.live - to have as one's home
6.soon - before long
7. turns - changes to
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•Say the words.
•Read the sentence.
•Fill in the blank.
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Butterflies fly in the _______.
live
fly
around
soon
animals
air
turns
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Are butterflies __________?
fly
air
around
soon
animal
turns
live
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This toy will go _________.
turns
air
soon
fly
around
live
animals
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This bug is a ________.
animals
fly
air
turns
live
soon
around
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These ducks _______ in a pond.
around
fly
air
turns
animals
soon
live
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These eggs will hatch _________.
soon
animals
air
fly
around
turns
live
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The children will take ______.
animals
fly
around
turns
air
soon
live
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Match the words to its meaning.
A.-the sky
B.-living, breathing creatures
C.-close by; in a circle
D.-changes to
E.-to move through the air
F.-to have as one's home
G.-before long
1.fly______
2.air ______
3.around ____
4.soon _____
5.animals ___
6.turns _____
7.live ______
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
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Say the Sight Words
many
some
their
him
her
know
his
let
just
how
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New words in the story:
I Am A Butterfly
night
rest
hatch
plants
caterpillar
hang
rain
plips
plops
drink
drops
chomp
shed
skin
chrysalis
cracks
insects
wings
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Butterfly
Sites
You should be able to click
on these sites and go to them.
•Butterfly- Names and Caterpillars
•Butterfly and Caterpillar Crafts
•Monarch Butterfly Emerging from a Chrysalis
•The Life of a Monarch Butterfly
•Photos - Monarch series
•Monarch Butterflies From Egg to Adult