The Moonbeam children recently kicked off their annual butterfly unit! As soon as our caterpillar pals arrived, our students used rulers and magnifying glasses to observe their daily growth. One child exclaimed, “He’s moving and he’s eating!” Another said, “This guys seems sleepy.” One student commented, “It keeps climbing!” Once our new critter pals were safely in their chrysalis phase, Ms. Gail transferred them to a hatching tent. And the waiting ensued! While the butterflies were hard at work transforming, our kiddos created caterpillar egg carton crafts, as well as symmetric butterfly prints. Quite like magic, our new friends finally hatched from their chrysalids and skittered about. Yay! On the first warm morning, the children cheered as our butterfly friends were released into the wild, flapping freely.