The Monarch Butterfly

We had a caterpillar on our swan plant and we watched it very carefully.  One morning we noticed there was a chrysalis on the plant.  We were all very excited about this.  One Monday morning the chrysalis looked very dark, then the caterpillar arrived!!  It started to open its wings and dry them.  Then at morning tea it flew out the classroom door.
How exciting!!!
Here are some photos of the chrysalis and butterfly.

Some of the children watching the butterfly fly away

The children wrote about the stages of the butterfly.

Here are some to enjoy: