My students need materials to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly through hands on activities and observation during our Project-Based Learning unit. They need Butterfly Life Cycle Kit and Life Cycle of a Butterfly Pocket Chart Kit.
This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
Teaching at a project-based learning school is a little bit different than teaching in a typical classroom. At our school, we provide a multitude of opportunities to learn through experimentation, research, and hands-on projects that provide students with connections to the real world.
My school is a Title 1 school where around 70% of the students are on free and reduced lunch.
Through project-based learning, we provide our children with experiences and real-world knowledge that some do not have the opportunity to learn about at home. We take field trips, have guests come speak about things such as character education, and do projects such as planting food and learning about energy.
My Project
My students absolutely LOVE science. It is the one subject that they are excited to begin every day. At the start of class each day, I have at least one student ask, "Are we doing an experiment today?" followed by some quiet sighs if the answer is no. My kids are excited, engaged, and always learning through our project-based learning units. With the butterfly habitat and learning materials, every day will be an experiment in science. The students will make hypothesis at the beginning and make daily observations in their notebooks on the progress of the butterfly's life cycle. The metamorphosis from an egg to caterpillar, a chrysalis, and then a butterfly is something that is difficult for small children to understand. Observing the process first hand will help my students understand not only this process but all other life cycles as well.
Being able to observe the life cycle of a butterfly within the classroom will allow my students to engage in the learning process and learn in ways that are so much more fun than reading a textbook.
They will be able to take notes to compare to the information learned in class as well as to compare to the animal life cycles taking place in other classrooms. Help keep my kids in love with science!
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