Butterflies

During our butterfly metamorphosis lesson,

we made a pretty butterfly craft.

Be very careful the wings are fragile, just like a real butterfly.

April brought us......

This is what our caterpillars and their chrysalis looked like. It is a Painted Lady Caterpillar.

It will turn into a Painted Lady butterfly.

In April we received our caterpillars in the mail.

4 tiny little caterpillars.

They munched and munched and munched.

Until they grew into adult caterpillars in just a few days.

This is a picture of the empty cocoons and you can see 2 of the new butterflies.

Before they were butterflies. They were these huge caterpillars!

Watching the caterpillars....

Peek-a-boo!

April Showers Bring May Flowers

We have been talking about SPRING things. Spring animals and animals that emerge from hibernation after a long winter. Also, how the ground starts to warm up so that the insects and spiders and the reptiles start to come out into the sun. We went outside to see the flowers start to peek up through the dirt. We found tulips, daffodils and crocus'. Then I taught the students how fragile and gentle flowers are and the purpose they give our world.

After that, I instructed them how to paint some unique flowers themselves for a pretty flower scene with a blue sky and some wispy clouds.

So unique and beautiful!

April

March Days

Dying Easter eggs is always fun. Water + color tablets + a little stinky vinegar =

Beautiful colors and beautiful eggs.

Be careful.....they CraCk easy!!

Intently Painting

Painting Kites

It's my turn to topple over the tower.

Look what I made.

Very serious building.

Some play dough fun.

Roll it and mold it.

Using different tools.



Chop, chop, chop.


Little tiny pieces.

March

In March the wind blows down the door, and spills my soup upon the floor.
It laps it up and roars for more!
Blowing once, blowing twice, blowing chicken soup with rice.