Releasing Monarch Butterflies

 We had so much fun watching the different stages of the Monarch Butterfly life cycle.  The best part was releasing the butterflies!!

Thank you Ms. Laurie and Riley for all the caterpillars!

Gifford Woods State Park Trip

 Enjoying our picnic lunch at Gifford Woods State Park.

 Looking for insects in the Park. 

 Park Interpreter, Devani teaches us about insects: body parts, adaptations and winter survival. 

 We learned about how bees collect nectar to make honey by playing a super fun game.   

Edible Insects

We had so much fun creating insects from natural materials last week that  we decided to make our own edible insects for snack.  Our insects all have a head, thorax, abdomen,eyes, 6 legs and antennae too!!Quotes from students: "Best day ever!!" and "Best snack ever!!"

Insect Body Parts

We collected materials from nature to create our insects.  We learned insects have three body parts: head, thorax and abdomen.  After creating our insects, we labeled the parts while singing "Head, Thorax and Abdomen."

Head, Thorax, Abdomen, Abdomen.
Head, Thorax, Abdomen, Abdomen.
Eyes, 6 legs and antennae too.
Head, Thorax, Abdomen, Abdomen.   

Making Apple Cider

 Picking apples from the school trees to make cider. 

 Thank you Ronnie, Charity and Ron for bringing your cider press to school and teaching us how to make cider. 

Tasting the cider and doughnuts!!

Friday Explorers

Each Friday afternoon we spend time outside exploring our natural world.  We begin our time outside in "sit-spots" recording what we discover using our senses.