The Very Hungry Caterpillar Day (picture heavy)

It's official! Spring is here! The first day of the season coincided with a fairly new celebration. March 20th is the Very Hungry Caterpillar Day! Eric Carle has long been a favorite of my students and this year is no different. Here's Mr. Carle's website and post about the subject:

http://ericcarleblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/very-hungry-caterpillar-day.html

The children were so excited for spring to arrive. We discussed signs of spring and the holidays that the season will bring...We also talked about the life cycle of a butterfly. The children were all very enthusiastic, especially "J" who commented, "I remember! First, he's an egg. Next, he's a caterpillar. Then, he goes into a RACCOON..." I appreciate his proper use of time order words, but the raccoon comment definitely made me smile.

We read the story, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

The kids made this in class:

I made this one for summer school last year:

We made our own version of fruit salad with apples, bananas, strawberries, whipped cream, and crushed graham crackers for topping.

We also had fun creating this macaroni butterfly life cycle.

Of course, I wore this:

Look! Our butterfly pavillion and caterpillars finally arrived!

Hopefully, we'll get a few butterflies. Will keep you posted! :-)