The students discuss the food chain and visit the Children's Butterfly Site to discover what butterflies liked to eat. They learn which plants nourish caterpillars and butterflies. In the spring students watch the butterfly tower eagerly waiting to see Painted Lady butterflies and Lunar moths emerge from their cocoons. They are excited about science as they share in the marvelous transformation from a caterpillar to a chrysalis to a delicate creature with wings. Later they release the butterflies.
Second graders enjoy writing poems about butterflies.