Thursday, April 11, 2013

Butterflies

Painted Lady Butterflies
Coming soon (well, May 7th to be exact) butterfly larvae! Just ordered from Boreal laboratories! I am so looking forward to doing this with my class. All the Grade 2 students study 'Life cycles' and the Grade 1 students learn about 'Basic Needs for Living things' as part of their Science program. Students will get their own larvae to feed and nurture until it forms a chrysalis and ultimately a butterfly. It is a great time for students to learn about 'metamorphosis' as well as learn about life (and sometimes death). 
This is a picture of one of the butterfly releases that happened last year. As you can see, it is a very 'hands on' experience!

There has been a lot happening in the classroom. I will post more details soon when I have taken some pictures. Stay tuned! 

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