Launch
Students will launch the ladybug life cycle project by observing live or model stages, listening to a library-supported read-aloud and picture walk, asking questions about growth and survival, and beginning the class skit through movement, sequencing, feedback, and reflection.
Days 1 - 2
🎉 From Egg Launch Party
Launch 30m
🃏 Ladybug Stage Cards Practice
Assessment 30m
Launch Life Mystery
Students will observe live or model ladybug stages, ask questions, gather evidence with drawings and talk, and use stage cards and props to build a shared idea about how ladybugs grow, change, and survive.
Days 3 - 8
🎉 Ladybug Launch Party
Launch 30m
🔍 Stage Sketches and Questions
Knowledge/Skill Building 30m
📚 Library Picture Walk Clues
Community Experience 30m
🧩 Stage Cards in Order
Project Work 30m
🛠️ Prop Practice and Revisions
Deliverable 30m
🎭 Life Cycle Check-In
Assessment 30m
Record Stages Evidence
Students will collect and record evidence about the ladybug life cycle by sequencing stage cards, making picture notes from live or model observations, and using props to test whether their stage order makes sense. They will compare evidence from books, models, and classmates, revise their skit parts and notebook pages after feedback, and complete a midpoint checkpoint showing the correct sequence and one improvement they made.
Days 9 - 13
🖼️ Ladybug Stage Evidence Hunt
Knowledge/Skill Building 30m
✏️ Investigation Notebook Stage Sketches
Deliverable 30m
🎭 Prop Walk Life Cycle Test
Project Work 25m
💬 Two Friends Feedback Round
Project Work 30m
✅ Midpoint Sequence and Reflection Check
Assessment 30m
Analyze And Present
Students will review observation evidence, notice patterns in the ladybug life cycle, revise their skit parts using peer feedback, and prepare clear explanations for guests before a performance checkpoint and picture walk practice.
Days 14 - 18
📊 Ladybug Stage Evidence Chart
Knowledge/Skill Building 30m
❓ Ladybug Needs and Surprises Talk
Knowledge/Skill Building 25m
🎭 Skit Practice With Peer Tips
Project Work 30m
📚 Librarian Picture Walk Rehearsal
Community Experience 30m
✅ Ladybug Skit Performance Check
Assessment 30m
Showcase
Students will present their class ladybug life cycle skit and picture walk to guests, share evidence from observations and books, and reflect on what they learned about how ladybugs grow, change, and survive.
Days 19 - 20
🎉 From Egg Celebration
Community Experience 30m
🪲 Skit Check and Circle
Assessment 30m