Thursday, May 7, 2015

Butterfly Bonanza

Our butterfly bonanza began with this...
followed by reading...
and
 before watching the metamorphoses of a butterfly on You Tube...
 We spent a few days making these butterfly flip books...
    ( The Butterfly Flip Flap Book can be purchased at Simply Skilled in Second's TPT store.)

The real fun began when these guys arrived...
The students recorded the changes they went through in butterfly observation journals...
As of today, 4 Painted Ladies have emerged from their chrysalises!
We could even see their proboscis uncurling!

Here's a video I recorded of the Painted Ladies in pre-k...
 

   Happy learning!






2 comments:

  1. Looks like a fun way to learn about butterflies. Bet the kids really had fun.

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  2. Looks like a fun way to learn about butterflies. Bet the kids really had fun.

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