This Week: Butterflies and Caterpillars!

Our Caterpillars are getting big!

Today marks the start of our Living Things Unit, and our first area of study is something that metamorphosizes dramatically over its lifetime, turns into something bright and fluttery, and is the least-gross member of the insect family. Any guesses? Butterflies!

Our tiny caterpillars arrived late last week from Insect Lore and already they have grown dramatically!

Our Caterpillars Last Week

Our Caterpillars Today!

We started our day with Story Circle, reading a selection of books about caterpillars and butterflies, singing a few finger plays about the insects, and discussing the caterpillar life-cycle. The kids then made butterfly art and colored books about the life-cycle.

Derek's beautiful butterfly

Today's Butterfly Book Selection The Kids' Butterfly Books

Derek's Pasta Caterpillars

While the little kids were resting, Alex and I went into further detail. We began studying the difference between butterflies and moths, butterfly body parts, and predators. She started her butterfly lap book, coloring brightly colored pictures and learning lots.

The kids are having fun learning about living things. To make our butterfly unit extra special, we’re heading to the Butterfly Rainforest in Gainesville this week! On top of raising our own Painted Lady Butterflies, the museum will really reinforce what we’re learning and make it memorable. I think we’re going to have a fun month!

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