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Early-elementary science worksheet on butterfly life cycle with passage, fill-in-the-blank sentences, and egg-laying animal classification activity.
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Butterfly Life Cycle: Insects and Eggs

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This printable science worksheet introduces early-elementary students to the butterfly life cycle and insect biology. Students read a passage about how caterpillars transform into butterflies, complete fill-in-the-blank sentences using vocabulary words egg and insect, and identify animals that lay eggs. Includes a word bank with simplified definitions. Useful for science units on animal life cycles and metamorphosis.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Animals
Grade Level:
K – 2nd Grade
Updated May 2026

Word Bank

  • Egg : a round object where baby insects and other baby animals start to grow Insect : a creature with six legs and three body parts

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