Monarch Toolkit
Teaching Tools About Monarchs
Through the activities within the monarch butterfly toolkit, students will learn how everyday food choices can impact this incredible species, their habitat, and their legendary migration.
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Full Monarch Butterfly Toolkit
Through the activities within the monarch butterfly toolkit, students will learn how everyday food choices can impact this incredible species, their habitat, and their legendary migration.
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Educator's Resource Guide
The monarch butterfly resource guide is designed to give you all the information you need to teach your students about monarchs and the impacts of food production and consumption. The guide provides fun monarch facts, why they matter, what threats they face, what WWF is doing to help monarchs and their habitats, and what kids can do to help. It also includes a fun monarch word puzzle to do with your students.
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Monarch Butterfly Classroom Presentation
The Monarch Butterfly Classroom Presentation reflects the information provided in the Educator's Resource Guide in an easy to give interactive classroom presentation for students. Through the slides, students will learn general monarch information, why monarchs matter, threats to monarchs, how WWF protects monarchs, and what kids can do to protect monarchs.
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Origami Butterfly Planters
Arts Education Activity
After learning about monarchs' reliance on milkweed, students will participate in providing for monarchs along their journey by creating their very own planter.
(30-45 minutes | Grades 3-5)
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Don't Treat Soil Like Dirt!
Science Activity
Students will perform science projects that require them to observe and record conditions of soil samples in order to understand its importance to healthy life.
(30-45 minutes | Grades 3-5)
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Eating Our Planet
Language Arts Activity
Students will compose a creative letter to a future pen pal describing Earth's environmental health as a result of the impacts of food.
(30-45 minutes | Grades 3-5)
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How Much Water is in Your Lunch?
Math Activity
Students will comprehend the amount of resources, namely water, required to produce various food items by comparing data and creating a pictograph.
(30-45 minutes | Grades 3-5)
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The Great Monarch Migration
Social Studies Activity
Students will familiarize themselves with geography and map creation by plotting the remarkable journey of monarchs.
(30-45 minutes | Grades 3-5)
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Flutters and Flowers
Physical Education Activity
In this pollinator-themed twist on freeze tag, students will learn the importance of pollinators such as butterflies, bees, and bats on food availability around the world.
(20-30 minutes | Grades 3-5)
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Monarch Posters (8.5x11)
Classroom Posters
Download one PDF file containing both 8.5x11 monarch butterfly posters.
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Monarch Butterfly Posters (11x17)
Classroom Posters
Download one PDF file containing both 11x17 monarch butterfly posters.
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Certificate of Achievement
Student Recognition
Reward your students' completion of the toolkit with this printable PDF certificate.
More Monarch Butterfly Resources

- Monarch information Monarch butterfly species page
Monarch Heroes: Taking Action for Monarchs - Monarch and Food-related Videos Change the Way You Think About Food
Rangelands Alive! - Way to Help Monarchs 1 Million for Monarchs: Join the Monarch Squad
What Kind of Milkweed Should You Plant to Help Monarchs?
Small Steps to Reduce Food Waste