Butterfly’s on a mission to become a VIP—a Very Important Pollinator. They just need to become fuzzier, buzzier, stripier, stickier, and sting-ier. Or do they?!
Make Way for Butterfly
Discuss the Book
Collecting Pollen
Pages 1–8
- Important Moment: Butterfly decides to collect THE MOST POLLEN EVER!
- Ask and Share: What does Butterfly decide to do? What’s a goal that you’d like to achieve one day? What is a step you could take to get there? What is an obstacle you might face along the way? Let’s brainstorm together how you might move past that obstacle.
Uh-Oh! I’m Stuck
Pages 9–15
- Important Moment: Butterfly uses glue to try to be as sticky as another pollinator, Bee. But now Butterfly is stuck to a flower!
- Ask and Share: Can you think of a time you had a problem and you didn’t know how to solve it? What did you do? What are some good things to try if you’re feeling a bit stuck?
Try and Try Again
Pages 16–23
- Important Moment: Butterfly and the baskets of pollen crash to the ground.
- Ask and Share: Which of Butterfly’s ideas have failed so far? What does Butterfly do after a failure? Can you think of a time you tried again after something didn’t go as planned? What did you learn from the experience?
Just Bee Yourself
Pages 24–31
- Important Moment: Because Butterfly can fly farther than Bee, Butterfly helps the ecosystem by being a butterfly, not a bee.
- Ask and Share: Which personality traits, skills, and interests make you YOU? How do you use the things that make you special to help yourself or others?