After sending your butterflies
Welcome to the 2012 Symbolic Monarch Butterfly Migration
The migration has started! Postmark YOUR butterflies by October 12.
Today's
Report Includes:
- How To Participate: Teacher Packet
- Spotlight: Activities and a Slide Show
- Donate: Buy a Book for Mexico
- Deadline Approaching: Postmark by
Friday, October 12
This fall, you will make a large class butterfly, and each student will make one life-sized butterfly. These tiny butterflies will be packed into a cluster inside your larger class butterfly. In the spring your class will receive a large butterfly and a cluster of small butterflies made by kids all across North America.
Make and Send Your Class Butterfly!
All you need to know is found inside the packet.
- Activity 2: Preparing for the Role of Ambassador
- Activity 3: Your Place in the International Monarch Community
- Activity 4: How Far to Mexico?
Connecting Students Through Literature
The book Monarch! Come Play with Me tells the story of the monarch life cycle from a child's point of view. You have an opportunity to send the Spanish version of the book to a classroom in Mexico. Estela Romero will deliver the books.
After you send your butterfly on its journey, report to the Fall Migration map. After reporting, your class will appear on the map. Participating classrooms across North America can connect through the map.
The Next Symbolic Monarch Migration Update Will be Posted
in October 19, 2012.
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