The children in room 6 are learning about butterflies. Their teacher, Mrs. Best, has brought butterfly eggs to school. In about four weeks the tiny eggs will become beautiful painted lady butterflies. How does this happen? The children will watch and find out. Like many insects, a butterfly has four stages of life. A painted lady's life begins with a small blue egg. The egg become sa caterpillar, then a pupa, and finally a butterfly. Mrs. Best puts the butterfly eggsinto a large plastic box. Inside the eggs, caterpillars are growing.The children add some caterpillar food.After the eggs hatch, the caterpillars will crawl to the food and start eating. By the next day the eggs are hatching. The caterpillars crawl out. They look like tiny, dark specks. Each one is smaller than a sesame seed.The caterpillars eat and eat. Each day hey grow a little bigger. The children spread more food on the bottom of the box. When a caterpillar grows too big for its skin, the skin splits and falls off. A new skin is underneath. Excerpted from Butterflies in Room 6 by Caroline Arnold All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
