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I wanted to share the beautiful butterflies kindergartners have just finished! This is our last project for the year, and it supports K5's current science unit on life cycles and how animals grow and change in different ways. The kids have already learned about the butterfly's life cycle with their classroom teachers, so we started by looking at some examples of butterfly wing patterns and coloring. We talked about what symmetry means and examined how a butterfly's wings are exactly the same on both sides. To create their own butterflies, students started by tracing half of a butterfly shape on one side of their papers. If our time hadn't been so short, I would have had students draw their own wings, but I needed the lesson to fit in the two weeks I had left with kids and tracing the beginning step is an easy way to make that happen. Next, students used pencils to sketch some simple shapes inside their butterfly's wings. Then came the messy part! Students traced over their pencil lines using liquid glue that I tinted black. This was a real challenge for most kindergartners- most of them had never dispensed glue from a bottle before, and learning to squeeze just the right amount is tricky! After all the glue was applied, the next step was to fold the paper and rub gently to transfer the design to the other side. This is how we created symmetry! Then students gently peeled the two sides apart to reveal the finished butterfly design! When students returned the next week, it was time to paint! Each student chose two compatible colors to paint their butterfly. And here are some of the finished butterflies! My plan is to keep these paintings over the summer, and then display them at the beginning of the new school year.
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