3. Meet the
Author:
Stephen
Swinburne
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• 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.
4. 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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5. Genre - Nonficton
A nonfiction tell about things that
are true.
Look for:
Photographs that support
what you read.
Information that is given
clearly.
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13. 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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14. • Say the words.
• Read the sentence.
• Fill in the blank.
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15. Butterflies fly in the _______.
live
fly
around
soon
animals
air
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turns
17. This toy will go _________.
turns
air
soon
fly
around
live
animals
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18. This bug is a ________.
animals
fly
air
turns
live
soon
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around
19. These ducks _______ in a pond.
around
fly
air
turns
animals
soon
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live
20. These eggs will hatch _________.
soon
animals
air
fly
around
turns
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live
21. The children will take ______.
animals
fly
around
turns
air
soon
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live
22. Match the words to its meaning.
1. fly______
E
A.-the sky
2. air ______
A
B.-living, breathing creatures
C
3. around ____
C.-close by; in a circle
G
4. soon _____
D.-changes to
B
5. animals ___
6. turns _____
D
F
7. live ______
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E.-to move through the air
F.-to have as one's home
G.-before long
23. Say the Sight Words
many
some
their
him
her
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know
his
let
just
how
24. New words in the story:
I Am A Butterfly
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night
rest
hatch
plants
caterpillar
hang
rain
plips
plops
drink
drops
chomp
shed
skin
chrysalis
cracks
insects
wings
26. 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
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