We were very excited Tuesday morning to find that we had a butterfly in our cage! One of the chrysalis that actually wasn't attached to the lid, opened up. Out came a beautiful butterfly. We added an orange slice to provide some "nectar" and waited to see if we could observe the butterfly sip with her proboscis (curled, straw-like tongue). We noticed that our butterfly blended in when she had her wings folded, but she was a beautiful orange color when her wings were open. We added flowers to their habitat as more butterflies came out.
We completed some neat tie-dye snails this week - and we recognized that snails are NOT insects because they don't have 3 body parts, 6 legs or antennae.
We played an insect hunt game to help us tell the difference between animals that are insects and animals that are not insects.
We also learned about bees and created some hives and bees and tasted some wonderful Michigan honey.
On Thursday we had a blast with our red noses and toys for Red Nose Day/Day of Play.
***Field Day is next Friday - your child will be in and outside during the day and should dress for the weather. Please put sunscreen on at home if your child will need it.***
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