Butterflies!

I am soooo happy to finally be enjoying Spring! And with Spring comes caterpillars! I can hardly contain my excitement that our class caterpillars will be arriving next week!

It is so fun to watch my kinders gaze in wonder at the complexity of caterpillars and the metamorphosis process! I am eager to use my butterfly observation journal again this year! It is a great way for students to record and document the growth and changes of the caterpillars.

 

 

I also made several other activities and printables to enhance my literacy centers!

 

 

Students participated in hands on activities to put in order the life cycles of butterflies, chickens, and plants.

 

 

I suppose we can learn more than the process of metamorphosis from a butterfly... Simple life lessons are in nature all around us..

 

 

 

You can find my butterfly unit here! Enjoy!

 

Magic Seeds!! What will they be??

I absolutely LOVE this time of year when the excitement from the students switches from snow days to sunshine!! I am more than overjoyed to be back outside at recess and integrating so many science standards into curriculum as the seasons change! The past few weeks, we have discussed the needs of plants, parts of plants, the life cycle of plants and more!

As St. Patrick's day approaches every year, we read books about leprechauns and tease the idea that a leprechaun has been playing tricks in our classroom. This year a leprechaun left us some magic seeds! Well, of course we planted them right away with the excitement that something amazing will grow! Some students guessed a flower might grow, while others predicted a magic beanstalk will appear! I love their imagination!

Each day, we watered, observed, and anticipated the magic. We also wrote about the needs of plants and compared it to the needs of our own bodies as well! Finally, after some growth appears we begin discussing what it might be and measured it. The students came to a conclusion that the leprechaun had tricked us and gave us grass seeds!

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