The class voted on where we should release the butterflies. The courtyard by the EC garden was the winner.
At first the butterflies did not want to leave their butterfly garden home.
The children watched, while trying to stand still and quiet. They did not want to scare the butterflies.
Then the first one flew out and we watched as it flew around and around. The class laughed because the butterfly appeared to fly straight to the playground.
Then two more butterflies flew out and straight up in the sky over the building.
The fourth butterfly flew onto my finger (but only for a minute).
The last butterfly flew out and stopped on a tree for a short period before it flew away.
One girl, as we were walking back to the classroom, said "I am happy and sad right now." I think most of the class would agree because we were sad to see the butterflies go, but also happy to see them freely soar into the blue sky.
When we returned to the classroom, the children drew pictures of the stages of our butterflies.
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