Our Butterfly Inquiry

For the past two weeks we have been learning about the life cycle of a butterfly in our kindergarten classroom. It all started when our delivery of caterpillars arrived. My students were immediately drawn to them and began asking questions. They wondered how long it would take them to turn into butterflies and especially wondered what kind of butterflies they would turn into. This year I have made it my goal not to answer questions and wonderings directly but rather to...