Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The Little Butterfly that Could will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of growth mindset and perseverance, this The Little Butterfly that Could picture book by Ross Burach is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Engage Your Students with The Little Butterfly that Could Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of The Little Butterfly that Could. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
- Download the book companion to make lesson planning simple with The Little Butterfly that Could reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
THE LITTLE BUTTERFLY THAT COULD SUMMARY
The Little Butterfly that Could by Ross Burach continues the story of our butterfly friend The Very Impatient Caterpillar. The little butterfly finds that he has been separated from the group of migrating butterflies and now has to make the journey on his own. He comes across a whale who tells him he has 200 more miles to go, and the butterfly starts to panic!
The little butterfly keeps saying there is no way that he can fly 200 miles and tries to get out of making the journey. With the help of his whale friend, the butterfly learns to try to fly and believe in himself.
The little butterfly makes the 200 mile journey and persevered through a challenging task!
THE LITTLE BUTTERFLY THAT COULD LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based The Little Butterfly that Could reading comprehension questions focus on:
- analyzing character
- ask and answer questions
- making connections
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- growth mindset
- perseverance
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- interjections
- nouns
- pronouns
THE LITTLE BUTTERFLY THAT COULD ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for The Little Butterfly that Could?
- Lexile® Measure: AD360L
- Guided Reading Level: K
- DRA Level: 16-18
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.2-2.3
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written and illustrated by Ross Burach.
What genre is The Little Butterfly that Could?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 40 pages long.
