For spring I wanted to do a study on Butterflies to welcome in the happy change of seasons and explore something that is related to spring. This study was not only fun but very eye opening to the wonder of creation and the creator. We all enjoyed it completely. I hope someone else can benefit from these links and resources.
Mighty book: Metamorphosis song
This is such a peppy song that engages kids as to what that big word Metamorphosis means.
After the kids watched this a few times I told them that whoever could spell metamorphosis without making any mistakes I would give 50 kurus.
Butterfly lapbook
We included a lapbook in our study of butterflies. This one was great. We used several parts of it.
Butterfly Film
This video is $15.00 but it is excellent and the footage of butterflies is fabulous. We throughly enjoyed watching this. It was very informative and I personally learned a lot. It was however at times over my 6 years olds head and my 9 year old sometimes got lost in vocab but the photos and constant motion of the film kept them captive. Butterflies are truly a remarkable creation.
Butterfly Study
Mighty book: Metamorphosis song
This is such a peppy song that engages kids as to what that big word Metamorphosis means.
After the kids watched this a few times I told them that whoever could spell metamorphosis without making any mistakes I would give 50 kurus.
Butterfly lapbook
We included a lapbook in our study of butterflies. This one was great. We used several parts of it.
Butterfly Film
Butterfly Book and reading
We think Ms. Frizz is super cool and so this book was another purchase we made ahead of time. Easy to find online for very inexpensive.
The Magic School Bus #26
Butterfly Battle
We recently discovered Ms. Frizz and the Magic School bus online with full episodes for free. We were even more delighted to find one about Butterflys!!! Yippee for us and creative educational cartoons.
Butterfly Food fun
Nothing too exciting just simple ideas that makes us happy to eat a tasty butterfly that doesn't have warning colors. ;)
I made this. Lunch time
Kids made these. Snack time
Butterfly Craft
I got this ideas from a few different places, which of course I pinned so I could find them later.
Gotta like pinterest for easy finding.
My older daughter used wire and my son used pipe cleaner.
My inspiration.
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Our next step is to explore outdoors and discover butterflies in their natural surroundings. Now that Spring is really here I think we will start to see more and more butterflies.
Edit May 21st 2013: I just recently found this great FREE Butterfly resource unit!! Worth your time.
In our west corner in awe of Gods design and creative working in nature.
Becky
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