Butterflies!!!

We were so excited yesterday afternoon because Mrs. Deaton showed us our new class pet... WE GOT CATERPILLARS!!! We are talking about insects and their life cycles in Kindergarten. It is going to be really cool to watch a life cycle happen in front of our eyes.  We get to watch these adorable caterpillars form a chrysalis and then turn into beautiful Painted Lady butterflies.  Then, we get to set them free outside.

We have been reading a lot of caterpillar and butterfly books this week.  Some of the books are fiction and some of the books are nonfiction.  We also read the instruction manual that came with our caterpillars so we could learn a lot of good stuff.  Here are some things we have learned about our Painted Lady's...

"The five caterpillars are going to make a chrysalis in the cup." Gracie
"There is plenty of food inside the cup so we don't have to feed them." Myonna
"There is a silky web in the cup. The caterpillars can crawl all around." Abby
"The web in the cup means the caterpillars are growing good." Hanna
"The green balls in the cup are poop. Yuck!" Jatzibe

After the caterpillars form a chrysalis, Mrs. Deaton has to move them to our butterfly net.  She better be careful so they don't break! After the butterflies are born, we will feed them sugar water and then set them free.  We plan on having a butterfly release party on that day.  It is going to be really awesome!  Here are some other fun facts we have learned about Painted Lady Butterflies...

"Painted Ladys can lay up to 500 eggs." Levi
"The Painted Lady butterflies have 10,000 eyes." Paulina
"They eat with their feet.  That's funny." Wesley
"They breathe from their abdomen.  That's their bottom." Jazmin
"The butterflies will probably die after 4 weeks." Hanna

We can't wait to show you what our butterflies look like!!  Keep looking at our blog to find out!