Back to the butterflies weekAdd your room's name and notes in the planner
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle time | Ask: What does a caterpillar turn into? | Calendar and weather | What did we learn so far? | Calendar and weather | What was your favorite part? |
| Books | Meg and the Seed | Go, Snail, Go! | Meg and the Seed again | Can I Pet It? | Meg and the Seed |
| Craft | Show the materials | Fold-print butterfly: steps 1–2 | Finish it | Show and tell | Take it home |
| Song | Ring Around the Rosie (learn) | Sing it again | Sing it with actions | Sing it again | Sing it for the families |
| Snack | Fruit Caterpillar | ||||
| Letter pack | Trace B b | Find B in the room | Color: B is for butterfly | ||
| Outside | Caterpillar to butterfly | Free play | Caterpillar to butterfly | Free play | Caterpillar to butterfly |
| Notes |
Craft: Fold-print butterfly (paper butterfly shape (grown-up cuts), washable paint, a spoon, a pipe cleaner), with a grown-up. Snack: Fruit Caterpillar, recipe at peabody.kids/kitchen/fruit-caterpillar. Outside: Crawl like a caterpillar, curl up still as a chrysalis, then fly around the yard as a butterfly.
This week: butterflies
A butterfly week for twos to fours: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and butterfly, and wings that match on both sides.
Our letter is B: B is for butterfly.
Our song is “Ring Around the Rosie”. The words are below, so you can sing it at home.
Our books: Meg and the Seed, Go, Snail, Go!, Can I Pet It?. The ones marked free can be read at peabody.kids, no sign-in.
Ring Around the Rosie
Ring around the rosie, A pocket full of posies, Ashes, ashes, We all fall down.
Traditional; public domain.
Ask your child about…
- Ask your child what a caterpillar turns into.
- Ask your child how the paint made both wings match.