• Reading
  • Science
  • Math
  • Writing
  • Recipes
  • Travel

The Educators' Spin On It

Learning Games and Activities

  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Deals
  • Shop
  • Contact

By The Educators Spin On It 11 Comments

Learn with Monarchs!

Monarch Butterfly learning activities for Kids

A fluttering butterfly can inspire an entire week of exploration at my house. Learn with Monarchs this week!

Here are a few activity ideas:

Learn with Monarchs!

Learn with Monarchs: Read

It just so happened that we started #8 “Zippy’s Tall Tale”, a book in the Butterfly Meadow series by Olivia Moss this week. We had stopped at a local kids consignment store and the owner recommended this series. We zipped through the first one and started this one on Monday. I am reading several chapters to my little one each night before bed. Although parts of it were a little above a kindergarten level (I adapt the text as I read) it wasn’t bad for the most part. It doesn’t have a villain, rather a problem that Dazzle, the main butterfly must solve and is a highly predictable text. I have my daughter summarize what has happened so far in the story before beginning to read each night and talk about what she thinks will happen next after we read.

Affiliate links:

Learn with Monarchs: OBSERVE

Luckily, it was one of those weeks where learning just fell into place. These little guys showed up on our milkweed plants on Wednesday.

More hatched on Friday and we have been observing them A LOT.  I am not sure if my daughter or I could spend more time watching them eat. It is just fascinating! You can watch them here – it is times like this when I wish I had a really nice video camera!

Learn with Monarchs: WRITE

We wrote some fiction and nonfiction journal pages about them.  It is really neat that she is able to verbally identify the differences in her writing.

Learn with Monarchs: Visit a Butterfly Museum

Then, our Saturday plan was to attend a local butterfly farm’s first annual “Monarch Festival.” (It is not every week things fall into place this nicely!) You could also visit a local butterfly museum or botanical garden and look for butterflies.

Butterfly Mask Art Project for Kids

Learn with Monarchs: Make Masks

Making Butterfly Masks. What luck! I printed the butterfly masksĀ and let the kids decorate them so they could wear them to the festival. And the masks were a hit! The kids got many compliments. There we got to interact with butterflies, dance to live music, ride, ponies and learn more about migration.

IMG_2692.JPG

We are looking into participating with some research projects connected to http://monarchwatch.com/.Overall, it was an amazing learning week!

Click now below for more butterfly learning activities for kids

Butterfly Balloon STEM Challenge for Kids
Butterfly Books for Kids
caterpillar on letter A for lacing caterpillar activity for preschoolers

Like this idea? Pin for later or share now with a friend!

  • Twitter3
  • Facebook63

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Afterschool Express, Amanda, Butterfly, Eco Living, Kids in the Garden, Outdoor Fun, Tutorial

« Living and Nonliving Garden Walk with FREE printable
Whoooo wants to make an owl costume for pretend play or Halloween? »

Comments

  1. Little Wonders' Days says

    October 2, 2011 at 8:05 am

    This looks like such a fun week. I love, love the butterfly mask. There is a garden a couple of hours away that has a butterfly pavilion filled with monarchs. It's such a peaceful place.
    Little Wonders' Days

    Reply
  2. Isil says

    October 5, 2011 at 8:01 am

    Lovely butterfly projects. Thanks for linking up šŸ™‚

    Reply
  3. Raising a Happy Child says

    October 5, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    Ooh, this is really lucky that everything fell together for you this week! I have to show this post to Anna and see if she might want to be a butterfly for Halloween šŸ™‚

    Reply
  4. Brooke @ Let Kids Create says

    October 7, 2011 at 11:31 pm

    What a great week, what a great idea to have her summarize what's happened on the story and ask what she thinks will happen next. So glad you shared on Monday Madness!

    Reply
  5. Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas says

    October 9, 2011 at 7:23 am

    what a fantastic week! I LOVE when things fall into place like that!

    Those masks are fabulous and I will have to look into the books. I have yet to read chapter books bc my youngest gets a bit wiggly during long books but she loves fairies and butterflies so maybe this would help since it would interest her.

    Thanks for linking to the Sunday Showcase & hope to see you again this week!

    Bern
    http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com/search/label/Sunday%20Showcase

    Reply
  6. JDaniel4's Mom says

    October 10, 2011 at 1:29 pm

    What a wonderful time you must have had! The mask is so pretty.

    Thank you for linking to Read.Explore.Learn.

    Reply
  7. Brenna @ Almost All The Truth says

    October 10, 2011 at 11:17 pm

    Love it, what a great idea!

    Reply
  8. Laura @Art For Little Hands says

    October 11, 2011 at 11:50 am

    So many awesome things they learned from one subject. Love the masks.

    Reply
  9. [email protected] says

    October 14, 2011 at 1:04 am

    Thanks for linking up at Feed Me Books Friday. That's really what you call a serendipitous week! The masks are gorgeous! I appreciate your strategy for summary and prediction – we might have to add some longer books to the bedtime queue just so we can practice that!

    Reply
  10. Marnie @ Carrots are Orange says

    October 15, 2011 at 2:52 pm

    Oh, I love this post! I have a preschooler. We did a mini lesson on butterflies and caterpillars last month. How wonderful to have such a hands on experience!! Here is a link to my blog post on the activities we did…thanks for sharing!!

    http://carrotsareorange.com/2011/08/22/caterpillar-butterfly-mini-unit/

    Reply
  11. Shaunna Evans says

    April 11, 2013 at 5:02 pm

    Thank you for linking up to Discover and Explore. Isn't it wonderful when educational opportunities align so nicely? I haven't heard of the Butterfly Meadow series yet, but it definitely looks like something my daughter would be interested in. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Subscribe to our Newsletter!


For ages…

Grade School
Preschool
Toddler
Baby

Search for an Activity

POPULAR POSTS

Virtual Field Trips for Kids
Classroom placement request
Easter Eggs stacked using Playdough for STEM Challenge
10 things to put in a pinata that are not candy
spring virtual field trips for kids with flowers, trees, baby animals and more
April Activities for Kids After School plus free activity calendar

GRAB OUR BOOK!

100 fun and Easy Learning Games for Kids Book Cover Standing

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

You Might Also Like

April Activities for Kids After School plus free activity calendar

April Activities for Kids After School {Free Activity Calendar}

How to Dye Seashells with leftover Egg Dye this Spring or Summer

How to Dye Rainbow Sea Shells

Ukrainian Easter Eggs with Kids

Decorating Ukrainian Easter Eggs with Kids

Bunny Alphabet Game with Sidewalk Chalk for Movement and ABC Fun for Preschoolers

Sidewalk Chalk Bunny Alphabet Game

Easter Activities for Babies and Toddlers

Easter Activities, Crafts and Books for Babies and Toddlers

Let’s Connect!

Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim Vij shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing all kinds of easy kid crafts, activities and even recipes for kids!
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023