Butterflies

We have caterpillars in our classroom that have just gone into their chrysalis form.  The kids are so excited to see them as butterflies.  I am secretly hoping they won't become butterflies over the weekend!  Either way, we have been reading some wonderful books on butterflies and learning about their lifecycle.  My co-worker mentioned the "pasta lifecycle" and I thought it was a great idea to do with the kids.  I had this pack of butterfly foam boards that I had no idea what I was going to do with and it worked perfectly to use them as the background.  I typed out the labels which was simple enough and collected the pasta from my house.  The kids loved the activity and excited to take these home today.