Butterfly Life Cycle

Day 13: 32/33 chrysalides were moved to the flight cage.

Day 14: 2/33 butterflies emerged from their chrysalides.

Day 15: 5/33 butterflies have emerged from their chrysalids. Everyone was really excited! We were lucky enough to watch a butterfly emerge from its chrysalis and pump blood to its wings. 

Day 16: 20/33 butterflies have emerged from their chrysalids!

Day 17: 31/33 butterflies have emerged from their chrysalids!

K/1/2 Goes Buggy!

On Monday, we reviewed the life cycle of a butterfly. Then, in groups, the students had to read an article about butterflies and find 4 interesting facts. After, they had to sort  facts from the article into 3 categories: attributes, actions, environment. 

On Wednesday, we made butterflies out of tissue paper and glue! 

On Thursday, we learned about bees! First, we read a nonfiction book about bees. Then, we learned how bees make honey and how they are important pollinators. We did an experiment to show how the pollination process works. Each group had a paper bag (flower) filled with Cheetos. Everyone enjoyed their cheetos...but they were not allowed to lick their fingers! After everyone gathered lots of pollen on their legs (cheeto dust on their fingers) they went around and dropped pollen on all the other flowers. We saw that each flower had pollen (Cheeto dust) left on it. 

On Friday we discussed the jobs of each bee (worker, queen, drone). Then we compared the bee life cycle to a butterfly life cycle. We also compared a bees body to a butterfly's body. 

*Note*

If you are interested in using any of these handouts you can purchase them on TPT.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Life-Cycle-Informational-Articles-QR-Code-Research-Pages-Fact-Sorts-1766095

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Butterfly-Life-Cycle-1167288

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Monarch-Butterfly-Mini-UnitSimple-Research-for-Young-Learners-858515

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Insects-Writing-Research-Unit-Informational-Text-Non-Fiction-Unit-638311

Happy Mother's Day!

On Tuesday, we made cards for Mother's Day! If you would like to purchase this craft you can find it on TPT! 

Kindergarten gift: 

Grades 1/2 card:

Crazy Sock Day!

Today was crazy sock day! 

Star Student

Star Student: April 27th-May 1st

K/1/2 Goes Buggy!

This week in science we started our insect unit! Throughout this unit we will be learning about butterflies, ladybugs and bees. The students will also be doing an inquiry based project report at the end of the unit. 

On Tuesday, we learned what an entomologist is. After, the students were divided into groups and had to brainstorm what they already know about insects and what they want to learn about insects. 

On Wednesday we graphed our favourite insects! Then, we created our own insects using construction paper and colouring materials. 

On Thursday we learned about the butterfly life cycle by doing various activities. We learned that a butterfly starts as an egg, hatches into a caterpillar/larva, then sheds its skin and forms a pupa/chrysalis. Finally it turns into a butterfly! We are lucky enough to be able to observe the butterfly life cycle in our own classroom! Currently, our butterflies are pupas! (http://missvanchusclass.blogspot.ca/search/label/Butterfly%20Life%20Cycle)

After, we made mini books. We used the information from our mini books to figure out what butterflies are, what they can do and what they have. Then we looked at the body parts of a butterfly! 

*Note*

If you are interested in using any of these handouts you can purchase them on TPT.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Life-Cycle-Informational-Articles-QR-Code-Research-Pages-Fact-Sorts-1766095

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Butterfly-Life-Cycle-1167288

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Monarch-Butterfly-Mini-UnitSimple-Research-for-Young-Learners-858515

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Insects-Writing-Research-Unit-Informational-Text-Non-Fiction-Unit-638311