Animals and Their Babies

1Which baby came out of these?

Read aloud: A hen's eggs and a fish's eggs look different inside. These belong to a hen. Which baby steps out of these ones?

2What was it before?

Read aloud: A butterfly does not hatch with wings. It hatches as something that crawls, eats leaves, and then changes completely. Point to that stage.

3What will the chick grow into?

Read aloud: The chick grew up and now lays eggs of its own, just like these. Point to what it is now.

4What did these hatch from?

Read aloud: Frogs, hens, and fish all begin the same way, even though the grown-ups look nothing alike. Point to the thing all three begin as.

5Which grown-up will it become?

Read aloud: Every one of these ducks began as a duckling, and none of them became a different animal. Using that rule, what must a puppy become?

6The caterpillar ate all summer. What now?

Read aloud: A chick grows into something that still looks like a bird, but a caterpillar changes so much you would never know it. Point to what it becomes.