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National Learn About Butterflies Day

Did you know? March 14th is National Learn About Butterflies Day!Thankfully, we (California Deparmtent of Fish and Wildlife) have one of the world’s leading experts in Learning About Butterflies right here in California: Dr. Art Shapiro, at UC Davis.


For nearly 50 years, Dr. Shapiro has conducted bi-weekly monitoring at 11 sites along an elevational transect across Central California. --We’ll let that sink in for a minute.-- As of the end of 2006, Dr. Shapiro had logged 5476 site-visits and tallied approximately 83,000 individual records of 159 butterfly species and subspecies. And he hasn’t stopped counting.

Click for full article on Dr. Shapiro ...

STEM - Caterpillar and Butterfly Activities

Even though March 14 has passd, butterflies fill us wil wonder and sursprize us with their beauty. Butterflies are an important part of our environment. They are pollinators, links in the food chain of other animals, and act as a bell weather too. Butterflies are a great spring board for STEM explorations. Check out these resources for some new ideas. Most of all... Enjoy!


Caterpillar to Butterfly Science Activity with Balloons (theeducatorsspinonit.com)

STEM Activity - The Life of a Butterfly (hudsonriverpark.org)


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Dramatic Play and Sensory Play Activities - Looking for ways to incorporate math and literacy concepts into your early childhood classroom? Try implementing calendars, cash registers, play money, restaurant menus, magazines, or shopping lists into your dramatic play area.


A dramatic play center is a place where children can pretend, imagine, and act out their ideas and experiences. Children often use this area to roleplay family and household lives. Click for full blog post...


National Learn About Butterflies Day - March 14 is National Learn About Butterflies Day!This is a great opportunity to learn about caterpillars and butterflies. One of my favorite ways to help children learn about the life cycle of butterflies is by raising your own butterflies in the classroom. Purchase caterpillars and a habit, care for them as recommended, and watch as they form a chrysalis and then hatch into butterflies! Click for full blog post...


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