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Butterfly

2nd Grade Classes Release Final Butterfly

Posted on October 4, 2022

Science quite literally “came to life” this Fall and our second grade students were able to see it with their own eyes!

Each second grade class had several “Butterfly Gardens”, contained habitats with live caterpillars in their rooms. As the students learned about the life cycle of butterflies they could observe the caterpillars as they fed, formed their chrysalis, then emerged as a beautiful butterfly.

butterfly emerge

Each time a butterfly was ready to be released, all of the second grade classes would gather to watch it fly away. 

Today’s release was the last one and it couldn’t have been a better day for it. See some photos below!

A colorful snake in a clear container on a table.
Butterfly in a greenhouse.
Butterfly in a netted enclosure.
Two children in a parking lot near a butterfly. A child is holding a butterfly on a stick.
Two children feeding fish at a park.
Two people interacting with a colorful fish tank, one pouring water into it while another reaches in to touch a fish.
Woman in blue shirt bending over to plant something in ground.
Two children reaching into a bucket of water to catch butterflies in a park.
Two people interacting with a small fish tank on the ground.
Children in a schoolyard, participating in an outdoor activity led by an adult.

 

 

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