Over in the Garden
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What's Inside
Let's look in the garden and watch what happens to these lovely caterpillars.
This book introduces science in a simple, child-friendly way. Children think about gardens, caterpillars, butterflies, living and non-living things, and the butterfly life cycle. It supports early science talk and careful observation for preschool and kindergarten children.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Over in the Garden into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Science observation
- Garden vocabulary
- Caterpillar and butterfly vocabulary
- Living and non-living concepts
- Butterfly life cycle
- Early life science
Discussion Questions
- 1 What do you think we might notice when we look in the garden?
- 2 The page mentions caterpillars. What do you already know about caterpillars?
- 3 What do you think the book means by living or non-living?
- 4 How do you think a caterpillar changes as it grows?
- 5 Why might a garden be a good place to watch science happen?
- 6 After reading, what questions do you still have about butterfly life cycles?
Words to Learn
- garden
- A garden is a place where plants grow.
- caterpillar
- A caterpillar is a young insect that grows and changes.
- butterfly
- A butterfly is an insect with colorful wings.
- science
- Science is learning about the world by watching and thinking.
- living
- Living things grow and need things like food or water.
- non-living
- Non-living things do not grow or need food and water.
- life cycle
- A life cycle is the steps a living thing goes through as it grows.
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