Creating a Butterfly Timeline with TimeToast 馃悰馃
For this activity, my 7–8-year-old students (2nd grade of Primary Education) worked in small groups to create a timeline using TimeToast about the life cycle of a butterfly : "A butterfly starts its life as an egg. The egg is very small and is usually on a leaf. After some days, a caterpillar comes out of the egg. The caterpillar eats leaves and grows. Then, it forms a chrysalis. Inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar changes. Finally, a beautiful butterfly comes out." The main aim of the activity was to help students summarise information , understand the order of events, and practice cooperation and decision-making in small groups. Steps Followed Reading the text together : We read the text aloud and highlighted the key words: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly. Planning in groups : Students worked in groups of 2–3. They chose what to write for each stage of the life cycle and practised saying it in simple sentences. Creating the timeline in TimeT...