The children are currently interested in finding caterpillars in the garden. We are developing this interest with the arrival of caterpillars in the nursery. The children are hoping to follow the life cycle and watch as a caterpillar changes in the pupa stage into a chrysalis and then into a butterfly.

Ivy used the display as a stimulus to create this thoughtful painting of a butterfly which is displayed on our learning wall.

“I am making a butterfly. I saw it in the caterpillar story book.”

Please join the children and share the learning wall as they discover more about how things grow in the environment.

“How long does it take a tadpole to turn into a frog?” Maisie wondered.

“Why are caterpillars lots of colours?” Asked Jack.