I taught third grade for 22 years before having my daughter. Now that I am home with her I no longer get to teach the life cycle of a butterfly unit. I miss it terribly, so this year I decided to share it with my toddler. Here is a picture of one of our ten very healthy chrysalids. If you look close you can see the developing butterfly underneath. I labeled it for you because...well, because I am a third grade teacher!! lol
You are the original wonderful and beautiful kindergarten teacher that we all remember fondly; I remember my teacher 50plus years ago, she was old I thought and knew about everything in the world plus she loved us all and made class feel like the best home to be in.
I Fav your photo and is funny today cuz when I opened the door to leave physical therapy, there was a butterfly without a flower. I didn't care, I grabbed my camera and followed and snapped and snapped, but ended up with delight, a side shot:)
Just wonderful! I love life cycle units - I casual teach and if the teachers haven't left anything for me the kids always know it will be nature and art all day lol. We had stick insects and I did units on it with kindy to year 6. Love the labels :)
@annied :) Thanks!! I am a known "science person" in my district as well!! LOVE walking sticks...we have a bunch that hang out here at our house, but other than that I hadn't seen them since I was a kid!
fav........you know I love butterflies,I may try this with Liv this year & if all goes well do it with my class next year. I look forward to seeing the progress of your butterflies,thanks for sharing!
@debihas27 Oh you must! It is such a wonderful experience! Liv will love it! When I did this with my students I always kept the butterflies just long enough for them to lay eggs. That way the kids could see the entire life cycle (when you order from a company they ship as caterpillars). I usually use Insect Lore and I am always happy with the quality. (I sent away for a free set once and all the caterpillars were dead upon arrival...I was devastated!) Thanks for your comment and the fav too!!
@stormi40 You're welcome, Marilyn! :) They are awfully hard to spot in the wild (they know to hide them from the birds as they are a birdie delicacy)! Thanks for the follow too...following you back!
Oh darn. I left a very long speech about this. And forgot to push the post comment button. Guess I was going back and forth so much. A great idea - love the colors and textures.
I Fav your photo and is funny today cuz when I opened the door to leave physical therapy, there was a butterfly without a flower. I didn't care, I grabbed my camera and followed and snapped and snapped, but ended up with delight, a side shot:)