Blooming Butterflies

Recommended for Pre-K-Kindergarten

Butterflies come to life though dramatic play and interesting models. Students will celebrate the anatomy and life cycles of these wonderful creatures though literacy and creative engagement. Additionally, students will get a flash lesson on symmetry and hone their skills on a gigantic butterfly model.

Students will leave the program with a pair of wearable butterfly wings showcasing symmetry.

VA Foundation Blocks for Early Learning

History and Social Science: Change over Time (c, f)

Health and Physical Development: Movement Principles and Concepts (d)

Mathematics: Geometry (a, c, d)

Science: Life Processes (b), Earth Patterns, Cycles and Change (f)

VA Standards of Learning

Science: Living Systems and Processes1.5 (b)2.4 (a)