# 78. Butterflies with Orange and Other Adaptations for Kindergarten and 3rd Grade Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/naturally-teaching-elementary-a-podcast-for-teachers-and-homeschool-families-6910612/78-butterflies-with-orange-and-other-adaptations-for-kindergarten-and-3rd-grade Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/naturally-teaching-elementary-a-podcast-for-teachers-and-homeschool-families-6910612/78-butterflies-with-orange-and-other-adaptations-for-kindergarten-and-3rd-grade.md Podcast: [Naturally Teaching Elementary: A Podcast for Teachers and Homeschool Families](https://stenobird.com/podcast/naturally-teaching-elementary-a-podcast-for-teachers-and-homeschool-families-6910612) Published: 2026-07-13T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://naturallyteaching.com/episode78 Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6d8c4b16-e39b-42a5-bbdc-a8ca8768c8dd.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/naturally-teaching-elementary-a-podcast-for-teachers-and-homeschool-families-6910612/episodes/78-butterflies-with-orange-and-other-adaptations-for-kindergarten-and-3rd-grade Duration seconds: 875 ## Resource July is when the North American Butterfly Count happens, making it a great time to highlight butterflies and their amazing adaptations! So let's get you some butterfly activity ideas to noodle on over the summer until you're back in the swing of things! Press play to hear descriptions for designing a host plant and caterpillar pair for kindergarteners and a research project about butterfly survival adaptations for 3rd graders, both aligned with Next Generation Science Standards. During the episode I share the standard that inspired the activity, how they relate to activities about butterflies with orange and other adaptations for kindergarteners and 3rd graders, and a description of how to implement the activity with your learners. And make sure to listen all the way through the episode; you may find yourself inspired to adapt one of these activities or use an activity for a different grade level. Next Generation Science Standards addressed in this episode: K-ESS3-1: Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live. 3-LS3-1: Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms. Resources mentioned šŸ’š Episode 77: 6 Butterfly Books to Introduce Characteristics, Adaptations, and Life Cycles How Butterflies Grow: 8 Picture Books About Butterfly Life Cycles What Butterfly Looks Like a Monarch and 4 Other Butterfly Survival Strategies A Raising Butterflies Kit for the Classroom: A Conservation Conversation Butterfly Life Cycle and Heredity Mini Unit for 3rd Grade (ELA & Science Activities) Naturally Teaching Activity Index Show Notes: https://naturallyteaching.cā€¦ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/naturally-teaching-elementary-a-podcast-for-teachers-and-homeschool-families-6910612/episodes/78-butterflies-with-orange-and-other-adaptations-for-kindergarten-and-3rd-grade/transcription-requests` ā€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/naturally-teaching-elementary-a-podcast-for-teachers-and-homeschool-families-6910612/78-butterflies-with-orange-and-other-adaptations-for-kindergarten-and-3rd-grade.md` ā€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.