What would it be like to be a butterfly?
We borrowed the 2's class' Butterfly Observation Project. We saw that three butterflies had come out of their cocoons and there were three empty cocoons still attached to the white lid. (see above). The butterflies were not flying around yet. They were opening and shutting their wings in order to help get them dry and ready for flight. We talked about how butterflies begin life inside a very small egg.
We wondered...what does it feel like to be a butterfly? or a caterpillar?
We pretended that we were little caterpillars who had just hatched from eggs. We ate and ate and ate. We ate a big green leaf to settle our stomachs. (just like the Very Hungary Caterpillar) We crawled around.
When we were ready, we made ourselves small and still... we were inside cocoons. Some children wanted to try this part -- others wanted to observe.
The cocoon was very still and quiet...The caterpillars were changing.....
When they were ready....
They came out! They flapped their wings so that they could dry. Then all of the butterflies (and observers) took off. What a sight!
We plan to do this activity again if others want to try it out. We have plenty of
cocoon material left (not-so-soft bathroom tissue) ...
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