One of the beautiful things about emergent curriculum is having flexibility in planning based on the children interests as well as the parents and teachers. One of our parents has a passion for moths and butterflies. Driving in to the schoolhouse during her week of assisting, we found her and some of the children out in the field investigating. We discovered that the fields surrounding the school were filled with milkweed, and on the milkweed the kids found beautiful monarch caterpillars. This unplanned discovery led to discussions, exploration and observation about the life cycle of caterpillars.
One of the monarch caterpillars.
Here are some different stages of the chrysalis.
Time lapse video of the butterfly emerging from the chrysalis, happening in the early hours of the morning before we arrived. Look at the top right corner to see!
Metamorphosis complete!
Exploration with clay and the life cycle of a butterfly
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