We returned from our long weekend to find several monarch butterflies had emerged from their chrysalis! Each time a butterfly emerges (usually it's one at a time) we have a releasing ritual which you can see below. We also participate in the Monarch Watch with the University of Kansas. This citizen science project requires the students to harvest caterpillars from host plants, watch the metamorphosis of the butterflies, tag the butterflies, record the data and release them. The information is used to track and gain information about monarch numbers and migration. See the pictures and videos below and watch the magic! The kids started learning how to be independent readers. Each day they will visit some of the Daily Five Literacy Centers. Each center is designed to meet each child at their individual level. Below are some pictures from our Read-to-Self center. The kids get to pick books to place in their very own book box. On Friday afternoons we finish our work and have an end of the week wind down. The kids get some extra play time with our engineering toys as well as some rest time with Magic School Bus. Then they get snack, treasure chest, and PE! Check out some of the fun below. Here’s a close up of one of our monarch butterflies emerging from it’s chrysalis [Kris-uh-lis]. Did you know that moths have a cocoon during their pupa stage and butterflies have a chrysalis? Me neither until I came to WHAM kindergarten! |
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