Amazing – we found caterpillars in our garden!

The children (old and new) are beginning to settle into our routines once again.  It’s amazing how quickly our garden has grown.  Our beans are so tall now...We need new bean-sticks to support the weight of all the beans – they make quite a tunnel!

Our wild garden has flourished.  I don’t know where the nasturtiums came from (probably reseeded from last year) but, they seem to be popular food stuff for lots of caterpillars.  It’s been very exciting watching them grow.

The first topic of the term was based on the caterpillars that we found (our first interest).  Some of the learning intentions that we included:

·         Lifecycles of butterflies (UW)

·         Counting caterpillars (Math)

Caterpillars Galore are Munchin' in our Wild Garden

·         Matching butterfly wings (math – symmetry)

·         Sucking nectar (using straws) - Phy

·         Books (fiction & non-fiction) Literature

·         Caterpillar collages (Creative Arts)

·         Butterfly printing (Creative Arts

·         Lifecycle movement (physical)

·         IWB butterflies (understanding of the world -ICT)

·         Talking about butterflies – where do you find them etc. (Communication & Language)

·         Minibeast games (taking turns) PSE.

·         Story sack (various)

·         Butterfly and caterpillar drawings (Lit)