Butterflies

My Kindergartner and Preschooler are learning about butterflies right now. We have been learning about the 4 stages of a butterfly’s life. To make this lesson come to life for my kids I ordered a butterfly kit from Amazon. Once the kit got here, I used the QR code to order thecaterpillars. That’s right my kids are farming caterpillars right now. Our 5 caterpillars have been named by my kiddos (Spot, Arlo, Spike, Willow, and Flower) I will share photos of the butterflies different stages here on this blog. Stay tune for more butterfly updates! 








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