Our caterpillars are very BUSY!

As we move deeper into our "Life Cycles" unit, our caterpillars are hard at work! We have been observing them carefully since they arrived about 2 weeks ago. They grew from 2-4 centimeters in a matter of days! Before we knew it, they found their way to the top of the cup and, as of Friday, ALL 5 of them had formed their chrysalis! We have since moved them into a large net "house," where they will emerge as butterflies! We are so excited to witness the final step of their transformation!

 The kids have been very eager to turn their papers in lately... it gives them multiple opportunities throughout the day to peak in on their tiny friends! The children are also keeping track of their observations in their individual science notebooks.

 The caterpillars connected their chrysalis to a thin piece of paper just under the lid of the plastic cup. All we had to do was move the piece of paper into the new butterfly house!

Next stop... butterflies! :)