Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Earth Day activities

Happy Earth Day! 
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We raised 5 butterflies from our Eric Carle Insect Lore kit and released them today! 
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We also crawled through tunnels like caterpillars, 
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and did Do-a-Dot caterpillars. 
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Find the full color printable here. Older kids can cut and glue the circles at the bottom.

We also listened to some silly songs, 


made fuzzy caterpillars with pom poms,
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and played with our caterpillar in the chrysalis (Jack in a box).
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We knew that butterflies need a temp above 55 degrees Fahrenheit to be released, so we made a sugar water mixture and gave them fruit for two days before it was warm enough.
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How did you celebrate Earth today?

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