With every lovely day in the Southeast, my girls are anticipating Spring. The warmer temperatures bring new birds to the bird feeder, allow us to take casual bike rides through our neighborhood, and play outside until it’s time for dinner. The start of Spring also brings new learning opportunities for our homeschoolers.
Here are my favorite Spring unit studies:
Hatch a butterfly
This will be the fourth year that we order Monarch Butterflies from Insect Lore and it never gets old. After you receive your chrysalis the entire process will take about 3-4 weeks. My goal for my children is explain in detail the life-cycle of a butterfly from their observations.
Books to Read
Monarch Butterfly by Gail Gibbons
Waiting for Wings by Lous Ehlert
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Butterfly House by Eve Bunting
Projects
Antennae Headband
Egg Carton Caterpillars
Coffee Filter Butterflies
Make A Life Cycle Books
Cooking
Butterfly Apples
Caterpillar Cookies
What are some of your favorite Spring learning activities?
Karen is a stay at home Mom employed by Olive 6, Jem 3. She is currently going through a metamorphosis herself as she is due with her third child in June. Karen enjoys blogging over at Sippy Cup Central.
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We LOVE Insect Lore butterflies! We’ve raised several sets of butterflies over the years. Our favorite Spring learning activities? Planning and planting the veggie and flower gardens, strolling in the woods, watching the “warm” weather birds migrate back.
Jessy
What a wonderful idea: ordering and raising Monarch butterflies! I’d do that, regardless of how many kids were in the house! :)
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