MATERIALS:
A sturdy paper plate, paper, crayons or markers, scissors, yarn or string, a stapler or tape
TIME FRAME:
30 – 60 minutes
PROCEDURE:
- Draw a spiral on your paper plate and cut along the
- line you drew
- Decorate your paper plate however you like using your crayons or markers
- On your paper, draw and cut out:
- a leaf with tiny eggs on it
- a caterpillar
- a chrysalis
- a butterfly
- Staple or tape a piece of string (about 6 inches long) to each creation (leaf, caterpillar, chrysalis and butterfly) then attach each to your paper plate spiral
- Attach a piece of string to the middle of your spiral so you can hang your mobile up!
REFLECTION:
Have you ever watched a caterpillars transformation? How does a caterpillars growth into a butterfly differ from our own maturation?
CONNECTIONS:
Butterflies, like bees, play an important role in the pollination (and therefore survival) of countless plants and trees.
TIDBITS:
Did you know that it is estimated that there are between 17,000 and 28,000 species of butterflies in the world? Or that the average butterfly only lives 20-40 days? Did you also know that butterfly wings are covered in overlapping rows of tiny scales?
TIPS & IMAGININGS:
Imagine how it might feel to spend most of your life eating and fluttering around? What predators might you have to worry about if you were a butterfly? How might the world look from your point of view? Do you think that a butterfly knows how little, beautiful or important it is?
xoxo,
M
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