Spread Your Wings With Books

Designed by Traci Armbrust

The caterpillar turns into a butterfly, just as readers turn into knowledgeable citizens of the world. Students will enjoy decorating their own die-cut butterfly bookmarks with crayons and markers. The AccuCut catalog offers a number of other bookmarks with cool thematic shapes.

Key Concepts:

Reading

Grades:

1 - 6

Curriculum:

CSLP, Language Arts, Library

AccuCut® Dies:

• Bookmark-Butterfly #2 Long Cut
• Caterpillar Small

Other Materials:

• Adhesive
• Wiggle Eye
• Crayons
• Construction Paper

Tips:

Ask students to write or draw the stages in the life cycle of a butterfly on this bookmark, so they can use it as a study tool.

Instructions:

1. Cut enough Lime Green and White bookmarks, so each student can have one of each.
2. Allow students to color the White butterfly. Trim butterfly from White bookmark and adhere to Lime Green bookmark.
3. Cut White caterpilliar and allow students to color.
4. Adhere caterpillar to bottom of bookmark and cut off excess. Adhere wiggle eye.
5. Write or print saying in middle of bookmark.