Learning About Butterflies

Today was 'Dress Like a Teacher' Day at Bannatyne.  There were so many cute little teachers running around.  This miniature Mme Katie made us all laugh.  Notice the headbands and baby bump? Everyone was buzzing about Londyn's costume.  It was so much fun.

We also officially started learning about the butterfly life cycle. We looked at pictures and props before acting out the stages.  Did you know a caterpillar pops its head off as it gets too big for it?!  It sheds its head five times before building its chrysalis.  Another interesting fact: a butterfly isn't just a caterpillar with wings.  When it enters its chrysalis, it breaks down into black goo, a pile of cells which rebuilds itself into a whole new creature, the butterfly.

We are eggs that have been laid on a leaf.  

We are the size of the period at the end of this sentence.

We've come out of our eggs and we are little caterpillars who spend our days 

eating, pooping(!), and resting. We also pop our heads off as we outgrow them.

We are spinning our silk chrysalises as we dangle under a leaf.  We break down into black goo before rebuilding ourselves as butterflies.

We emerge and pump coloured ink into our wings and wait for 

them to dry before we can fly.  Then we lay new eggs!