It’s spring time at Mi Escuelita, and though we may have lost an hour, the teachers haven’t lost a step! Each of the five classes has just started a three-week unit on a different friend from nature. In Mrs. Espinoza’s class, the students are learning about caterpillars and their metamorphosis into butterflies. On Monday morning, I read Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar to the kids to kick off their studies. What a throwback! I remember that book from my preschool days (only 17 years ago!). Aside from being a cute story with even cuter illustrations, the book teaches the days of the week, counting, and nutrition. The youngsters were keen to learn more about the fuzzy critters, so Mrs. Espinoza presented a beautifully drawn life cycle of the butterfly to engage scientific thinking skills. Other fun activities in the unit include rainbow caterpillar paintings and butterfly masks. It’s great to see the students ‘buggy’ about biology. The ‘butterfly effect’ has definitely hit Mi Escuelita!
This post was written by Sarah Stinnett, a Mi Escuelita volunteer from Southern Methodist University.
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