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Caterpillars, Butterflies
The Cocoon I found a cocoon That a caterpillar made, Fastened to a leaf Hanging in the shade. He barely had room To wiggle or wag, Like me zipped up In my sleeping bag. I looked each time That I passed his way, But he never budged Until just today. Something happened! He wagged and wiggled And then climbed out And carefullly jiggled Small wet wings That grew as they dried. He'd turned to a butterfly Inside!

Birth of a Butterfly (can be sung to the tune of Hush Little Baby, Don't Say a Word) A mama butterfly lays all her eggs, Out pops a caterpillar, crawling on its legs. The caterpillar first is rather thin, But then it eats till it bursts through its skin. After growing nice and big, The caterpillar climbs on a leaf or twig. It makes a shell where it hangs insiede.

The shell then cracks, and teh parts divide. Inside the shell, a change was going on, The form of the caterpillar now is gone. When the shell opens, what comes out? A beautiful butterfly fluttering about! Meish Goldish

Butterfly Cycle (to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat") Hatch, hatch little egg, I'm so very small. Teeny tiny caterpillar, You can't see me at all. Crawl, caterpillar, crawl, Munching on a leaf. Crawling, munching, crawling, munching, Eat and eat and eat. Form, form chrysalis, I'm a different shape; Hanging by a silken thread Until I can escape. Rest, rest, chrysalis While I change inside; Now at last my time has come To be a butterfly. Stretch, stretch, pretty wings, It's a special day; Soon they will be strong enough For me to fly away. Fly, fly, butterfly, Fly from flower to tree; Find a place to lay my eggs So they can grow like me. 2003 Suzy Gazlay Used By Permission

Lovely Butterfly Song I started as a tiny egg Upon a leaf of green And now I stay upon the leaf So I will not be seen Soon I'll build a chrysalis Upon a limb up high I'll stay a while and then come out And be a butterfly

The Butterfly song (to the tune of "Up on the Housetop") First comes a butterfly and lays an egg, Out comes a caterpillar with many legs, Oh see the caterpillar spin and spin, A little chrysalis to sleep in. Oh, oh ,oh wait and see oh oh oh wait and see Out of the chrysalis,my oh my out comes a pretty butterfly.

Caterpillar Creepy crawly caterpillar Looping up and down, Furry tufts of hair along Your back of golden brown. You will soon be wrapped in silk, Asleep for many a day; And then, a handsome butterfly, You'll stretch and fly away. Mary Dawson

The Caterpillar Brown and furry Caterpillar in a hurry; Take your walk

To the shady leaf or stalk. May no toad spy you, May the little birds pass by you; Spin and die, To live again a butterfly. Christina Georgina Rosetti

Only My Opinion Is a caterpillar ticklish? Well, it's my belief That he giggles As he wiggles Across a hairy leaf! Monica Shannon

Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar Fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar in the garden creeps. He spins himself a blanket and soon falls fast asleep. Fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar wakes up by and by To find he has wings of beauty, changed to a butterfly.

The Fuzzy Caterpillar (to the tune of "The Eensy Weensy Spider") The fuzzy caterpillar Curled upon a leaf, Spun her little chrysalis And then fell asleep. While she was sleeping, She dreamed that she could fly, And later when she woke up She was a butterfly!

Caterpillar Caterpillar White, black and yellow Caterpillar You're such a pretty fellow

Caterpillar Fuzzy, wuzzy, creepy crawly Caterpillar funny You will be a butterfly When the days are sunny. Wiggling, flinging, dancing, springing Butterfly so yellow, You were once a caterpillar, Wriggly, wiggly, fellow. Lillian Vabada

Caterpillar, Caterpillar (to the tune of "Motor Boat, Motor Boat") Caterpillar, caterpillar, long and slow. Caterpillar, caterpillar eat and grow. Caterpillar, caterpillar close your eyes. Caterpillar, caterpillar change your size. Caterpillar, caterpillar where'd you go?

Funny Little Caterpillar Funny little caterpillar crawling on the ground. Funny little caterpillar nowhere to be found. Though we've looked and looked and hunted everywhere around!

Caterpillar Caterpillar Our garden's furry little train,

Sir Caterpillar, please explain. I've been told that by and by you'll turn into a butterfly. Instead of moving like a train You'll fly and flutter like a plane! I've wished for wings, but I don't know Just how a kid gets wings to grow. If you could show me how to do it, I bet there would be nothing to it! Flitter, flitter, butterfly, Flitter, flitter, butterfly, Flitter, flitter, butterfly, Flitter, and fly up in the sky, Oh my, butterfly, Oh my, butterfly, Oh my, butterfly, Do you always fly so high?

Fly Fly Butterfly (to the tune of "Skip To My Lou") Fly fly butterfly, Fly fly butterfly, Fly fly butterfly, Fly up in the sky so high. CATERPILLARS! What do caterpillars do? Nothing much but chew and chew. What do caterpillars know? Nothing much but how to grow. They just eat what by and by will make them be a butterfly, But that is more than I can do however much I chew and chew. Aileen Fisher

Butterfly, Butterfly (to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) Butterfly, Butterfly, Fly Away, You were a caterpillar yesterday

Butterfly, Butterfly You never stay, Always flying to a new day.

Mr. Butterfly Butterflly, butterfly, where do you fly? Where do you go alone? Is it for flowers and honey you spy? Have you a home of your own? What is your name? Do you live in the wood? And what do you come to see? Dear Mr. Butterfly, won't you tell Your secrets to someone like me?

Good Morning Butterfly Way up in the sky The butterflies fly. While down in their nests The butterflies rest. With a wing to the left And a wing to the right The sweet little butterflies Sleep all through the night. SH-h-h-h they're sleeping. The bright sun comes up. The dew falls away. Good morning, good morning The butterflies say. www.CanTeach.ca <img src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6034644&cv=2.0&cj=1" />