February 24

Sing a Song

The Life of a Butterfly

Here’s a song you can sing about a butterfly. Tune: Skip To My Lou

I'm a caterpillar, wiggle with me,
I'm a caterpillar, wiggle with me,
I'm a caterpillar, wiggle with me,
What'll I be, my darlin'?

(wiggle like a caterpillar)

A chrysalis, now sleep like me,
A chrysalis, now sleep like me,
A chrysalis, now sleep like me,
What'll I be, my darlin'?

(lean your head on your sleeping hands, ZZZZZ)

A butterfly, come fly with me,
A butterfly, come fly with me,
A butterfly, come fly with me,
What'll I be, my darlin'?

(flap your arms like wings)

Now all together, let's do all 3 three.
A caterpillar, a chrysalis,
A butterfly - three.
Move your body like this with me.
The life of a butterfly, darlin'.

(combine all three gestures)

Watch

Butterfly

Try This

Today’s color is purple. By mixing different amounts of red, blue, black, and/or white, create different shades of purple paint. Your child will learn how these two primary colors combine to create a secondary and how to lighten and darken the result. Can you paint a butterfly out of the different shades of purple? 

Read a Book

Here are two book recommendations for today. Check out the picture book collection at your local library, where there are lots of books to choose from! Find nearby libraries

• Butterflies in Room 6: See How They Grow written and photographed by Caroline Arnold
• Purple Little Bird by Greg Foley