How a Butterfly Grows: teacher key

Butterflies, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. A butterfly has six legs and four wings. Learn how a caterpillar grows and how a monarch looks.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

What do adult butterflies drink?
- Milk
- Sweet nectar (answer)
- Rain only
When do most moths fly?
- In the day
- In winter only
- At night (answer)
What warns birds that a monarch tastes bad?
- Its bright colors (answer)
- Its six legs
- Its eggshell
A caterpillar sheds its skin as it gets bigger. A grown-up butterfly does not get any bigger. Does a grown-up butterfly need to molt?
- Yes, every day
- No, it does not (answer)
- Yes, once a week
What does molting mean?
- Drinking nectar
- Shedding skin (answer)
- Flying at night