Mrs Murray is taking care of the Oak class pet, we are growing butterflies. It takes a long time for the caterpillars to turn into butterflies, so each week we will have an update on how they are growing and developing. If all caterpillars are strong and cared for well we should have five beautiful butterflies to release into the world once they are strong enough.
They arrived last week and this is what they looked like at Day 1;
They came with a house, once they turn into butterflies they will be put in their house and given some sugar to feed on until they are ready to be released. Here is their house;
Already the caterpillars are growing, they are getting longer and are starting to move a lot more. The tub that they are living in just now is filled with silk webs that the caterpillars produce. Mrs Murray was keeping an eye on them and making sure they were all moving and doing ok. Whilst watching them one of the caterpillars did the toilet! These are the black dots you may be able to see in the tub.
This is our caterpillars on Day 5
Activity 1
Have a think about what colour our butterflies may be. Try and draw a butterfly and colour it in with your predications. Or get an adult to draw one for you and you can colour it in.
Activity 2
Research on google about the different types of butterflies you can find and ask an adult to read to you the life cycle of a caterpillar growing into a butterfly.
Activity 3
You can create a timeline using words and pictures for the life cycle of our butterflies. Each week check the blog for the update on our class pet and see if they are matching your timeline.
