Everyday Learning | 02: Butterfly Life Cycle

I apologize about the lack of topic diversity on the blog right now. I’m very much focused on the school year starting and can’t seem to focus on much else these days (which, I suppose, is how it should be!). So here I go, bombarding you with homeschooling posts…

I’ve noticed the best homeschooling moments happen when you least expect it.

Earlier this week I stood on our front porch in my pajamas and shouted inside to my daughter, “Honey, come here right now!” (“Mom, I just need to finish this…”) “No, really, get out here RIGHT THIS MINUTE! You don’t want to miss this!” An ominous beginning, right?!

I witnessed the most amazing thing: cabbage white butterflies laying eggs on our tree kale.

Observing the Cabbage White Butterfly Life Cycle with Kids

The gardener in me watched in horror, while the homeschooling mama felt ELATED (!!!) because this is exactly what we’re starting the school year off with: studying the butterfly life cycle.

We witnessed first hand the laying of the eggs:

Observing the Cabbage White Butterfly Life Cycle with Kids
Observing the Cabbage White Butterfly Life Cycle with Kids

We spotted Cabbage White caterpillars of all different sizes crawling around, munching leaves:

Observing the Cabbage White Butterfly Life Cycle with Kids

Heck, we even brought a caterpillar inside to continue our observation just in case we might get to see him form a chrysalis.

Never mind that Painted Lady caterpillars are currently in the mail on route to us. We’ll get to see the whole thing again with a different butterfly species.

Observing the Cabbage White Butterfly Life Cycle with Kids

Now THIS is how we learn.

I’m so excited.

2 thoughts on “Everyday Learning | 02: Butterfly Life Cycle”

  1. I LOVE the picture where Miss Leyba’s arm is around the babe and he’s leaning on her leg!!! He’s looking chubby too!!!!

  2. Look how she’s holding her caterpillar egg jar ~ you are raising a curious and joyful learner! ~ With an understanding and reverence for our natural world. Bravo!

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