This week our caterpillars turned into chrysalises and we even caught one of the caterpillars spinning their cocoon! They will stay in their cocoons between 7-14 days before emerging so Miss McGlone has taken them home over the Easter holidays where they have settled in to their new environment well. Keep an eye out for updates when the butterflies begin to appear! 🦋
We have been looking at the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar which has led to us looking at the life cycle of a butterfly.
We’ve talked about each stage of the life cycle and used pasta to represent the life cycle. We have even got our own caterpillars that will eventually turn into butterflies for us to release into our outdoor environment! We check in on them every day to make sure they are eating enough to get bigger, they will then become cocoons before turning into beautiful butterflies 🦋 They have already grown A LOT and we can’t wait to see how big they will get.
With all the wet weather we have been experiencing, we have had lots of bugs crawling around our outdoor area. We have REALLY enjoyed digging for worms, rescuing them from puddles and seeing how many worms we can find!
We have started to see some progress with our sweetpeas, carrots and wildflowers! we keep watering them and making sure they have everything they need to grow into strong, beautiful plants!
We have been discussing the life cycles of plants and trees within our expedition lessons. we used pictures to order the life cycle of a sunflower before using natural materials to show the life cycle of a sycamore tree.
To build on our knowledge from yesterdays lesson of where food comes from, today we looked at what makes up a balanced diet. We firstly had to look at the different food groups: carbohydrates, protein, vegetables and fruit, dairy and fat. The children came up with their tea idea ensuring it was balanced.
I have been very impressed today with how much Crew Marsh have learnt about where the food that they eat comes from! 🐷🐮
I have been amazed today by the great knowledge Crew Marsh have about plants. They have also been able to label the different functions.
Today we have been investigating seeds in different fruits. We loved looking at how different the seeds were in size and colour!
We have been busy planting daffodil bulbs in our decorated plant pots! We are SO excited to see them bloom into beautiful daffodils! 💛
