Butterflies Are Free

We raised some butterflies from tiny caterpillars. They came in a small cup.  We watched them grow and grow and grow.  They climbed to the top of the cup and made chrysalises.  We watched them shake and twist and turn and finally hatch.  We had moved the chrysalises to a butterfly net so when they hatched they flew to the oranges and the tree branches we had put in there for them. It was amazing to watch the process.  We started with six but only five survived. We let them go and watched them fly away.  It was awesome.  We also made paper caterpillars, which turned into chrysalises and hatched to become really cool, colorful butterflies. We learned about congruence as well.