stovall park + omni theater + pond field trips

Metamorphosis Occured!

before

the moth in Tyler's bug house

"Sweetie" the white moth in Eden's bug house

After many anticipated weeks, a couple of our lovely caterpillars have completed their metamorphosis and have turned into moths! Honestly, I got a bit impatient and I thought all of our caterpillars must have died because nothing was happening. However, we got a lovely suprise in Tyler's bug house on Monday and today one of the green caterpillars in Eden's bug house turned into a lovely white moth.

Both moths were released into the wild :)

Our Class Caterpillars

What some of our caterpillars will turn into (if all goes well)...

http://www.dallasbutterflies.com/Butterflies/html/proterpia.html

http://www.dallasbutterflies.com/Butterflies/html/lyciades.html

Last year, after a lot of research, I found out what the grey caterpillars turn into (some kind of moth). I thought I had it written down somewhere but I can't find it.. and I still can't find them on any website. But I do know that they can get HUGE and that they flip back and forth to scare off predators.

Hopefully, all goes well and soon we will have some butterflies and moths to release into the wild.

Interesting Insects

We are getting a jump start on our insect unit. I love the CAE playground because it is so full of life and really gives the students a hands on approach to learning about plants and insects. These are just a few of the different insects that we found today at recess. The kids are fascinated with insects!

March Madness

addition, Dr. Seuss projects, study of plants + the worms we found living in our mushroom (they'll turn into beetles one day)

Rodeo Day --- Yeeeeehaw Ya'll!!!