One of our classmates brought in a chrysalis to our classroom a few weeks ago and last week it hatched! After about 5-6 days our chrysalis began to darken and hatched right in the middle of snack time. The kiddos were SO excited and voted to name the butterfly "Elsa Snowball." We tried giving Elsa Snowball a little sugar and letting her wings dry before we set her free in the afternoon.
After eating snack outdoors we were joined by another class to set our butterfly free and talk about how butterflies migrate all the way to warmer places like Mexico for the winter. After taking the stick she was on out of the container she seemed to know exactly what to do and was off! The students were so excited to see and we have had lots of conversations about butterflies.
I am thinking perhaps we need a class pet. That will have to be our next order of business!
