Eggs, Larva, Pupa, and Butterflies—Oh My!
Our 3rd graders are excited to have the unique opportunity to study the life cycle of a monarch butterfly this month! They are raising their own monarch butterfly from egg to adult. Central Lee is proud to be one of several districts participating in the Monarch Eggs Project.
Our 3rd grade students have taken on the responsibility of transferring their caterpillars to new habitats, ensuring they are fed, and providing daily care. As our butterflies emerge from their chrysalises, we will attach identification tags to them and track their journeys. This generation of monarchs is migrating to Mexico for the winter.
On September 17, Lee County Conservation visited to provide an outdoor opportunity to further students’ learning about monarchs and their great migration.
This unique educational experience is a great source of pride for our school, and it’s just another reason to be proud of Central Lee! #Proud2bCL
Looking forward to a great year,
Mrs. Counts
Mrs. Campbell
Ms. Fuget
Mrs. Hassman
Mrs. Wright
Mrs. Wright’s Class: What was your favorite part about raising monarch butterflies?
Carter - Watching the chrysalis.
Weldon - Watching the butterfly drink the Gatorade.
Connor - Looking at my own caterpillar.
Amira - Watching them eat.
Mimi - The tiny egg.
Matthew - Giving it food.
Raelynn - Letting it be free so it can fly to Mexico.
Edin - Getting to feed the larva.
Bella - Watching them fly.
Bradley - When it gets to fly away.
Ryan - Looking at how pretty it is.
Austin - Watching it transform into a butterfly.
Rylee - Watching the caterpillar form into a “J.”
Hudson - Watching them eat milkweed.
Brock - Looking at the butterflies at the end.
Hayden - Looking at how beautiful the butterfly is.
Mason - Looking at the colorful orange, black, and white.
Kai - When we get to feed the larva and clean out the cups.
Suttyn - When they become butterflies because they are so beautiful.
Avery - When I got to dump the frass out of the tub.
Haley - When they spread their wings because they are so pretty.
Mrs. Campbell’s Class: What was your favorite part about raising monarch butterflies?
Easton - My favorite part was bringing in extra caterpillars daily for our class to enjoy!
Kaspian - I liked the larva eating.
Charlie - My favorite part was feeding the larva milkweed.
Bo -I liked seeing them grow into a chrysalis.
Khaleesi -I liked watching them eat and listening to them chomp.
Gunner - I liked watching how they eat and grow.
Kayson - My favorite part was when we released one at outdoor education day.
Anson - I like watching them grow up.
Lila - I liked watching it turn from a caterpillar to a chrysalis in class.
Jordyn - I liked naming them and feeding them milkweed!
Ava - I liked seeing them hatch and raising them.
Connor - I liked feeding it and getting all the frass out!
Westen - I liked watching the butterfly come out!
Emeilia - My favorite thing is basically getting a new leaf and cleaning the frass daily.
Alaina - That they turn into butterflies, and it’s exciting if they are a boy or a girl.
Brynlynn - I love to see them grow!
Zoey - Releasing the butterfly!
Devyn - That they turn into a butterfly from a larva before our eyes!
Ellory - I like to watch the monarch hatch!
Kendra - Watching them fly when we released them.
Eliana - My favorite part was all of it! It was fun!
Ms. Fuget’s Class: What was your favorite part about raising monarch butterflies?
Cadence - When we put the sticker on it.
Everlee - Feeding them.
Brayden - Watching it turn into a butterfly.
Kalel - We had it since it was an egg.
Journee - Cleaning its enclosure.
Delilah - Watching it turn into a butterfly.
Bentley - We can feed them.
Bailey - Watching it go free.
Jayden - When it turns into a chrysalis.
Laikyn - Letting them go.
Kit - Watching it turn into a butterfly.
Evelyn - Cleaning its home.
Quinton - Seeing if it was a girl or a boy.
Silas - When we get to see if they are a boy or a girl.
Annabell - We get to let them free.
Kylynn - Watch them grow and have a happy life.
Xandir - Watching it grow.
Tucker - Watching them.
Levi - Watching them.
Ashlyn - Watching it turn into its chrysalis.
Rory - Watching its transformation.
Mrs. Counts’ Class: The best part of raising a monarch was…
Baylor - Watching them hatch and change.
Collins - Watching them grow and cleaning out their petri dishes.
Harrison - Getting to experience and watch them form in the different stages.
Fallon - Getting to watch them grow and taking care of them.
Drakeley - Feeding and taking care of them.
Easton - Cleaning out their petri dishes and taking care of them.
Laken - Getting to watch them hatch into butterflies.
Tucker - Watching them change from different stages.
Owen - It is funny to watch the caterpillars eat.
Kaliegh - Watching them grow.
Shelby - Cleaning their living area.
Maddax - Getting to observe them every day.
Kennedy - Letting them go to Mexico.
Fynn - Watching them turn into the monarch
Harper - Seeing them form into a chrysalis.
Harris - Watching them turn into butterflies.
Emery - Watching them grow.
Riley - Watching it grow each day.
Jade - Watching them grow each day.
Aiden - I liked getting to hold them when we let them go to Mexico.
Lily - Watching them turn into butterflies.
Scarlett - When it hatches from the egg and when it forms into a chrysalis.
Mrs. Hassman’s Class: What was your favorite part of raising monarch butterflies?
George - I love watching them go into the wild when we let them go.
Gabby - When we went outside, the butterfly landed on my finger!
Warren - I liked letting the butterfly free into the wildlife and following it around.
Mia - When they came out of the chrysalis, and then once they were dry, we took them outside.
Jaxton - I liked putting them into their habitat.
Johnathan - I liked when we got to feed them and when we got to release them to see what they did first.
Alexis - To let them go because I got to watch them fly away.
Jace - I liked watching the butterflies come out of the chrysalis.
Bristol - I liked the chrysalis stage.
Arielle - I loved watching them come out of the chrysalis and then letting them out to live.
Eveona - I liked watching them go into the chrysalis because they were curling and cuddling up into the cocoon.
Penelope - I liked seeing the egg hatch into a caterpillar.
Elijah - I loved how I got to see it make its cocoon!
Liam - I enjoyed when the butterfly turned clear in the chrysalis so you could see how it turned into a butterfly and changed in looks.
Lexi - I liked being able to take care of them when they emerged from the egg.
Amara - My favorite part is getting to see how they live in nature and how they grow up during the stages.
Rayven - I liked seeing the butterflies coming out of the chrysalis.
Phoenix - I liked their eggs and when they were a caterpillar. I also enjoyed seeing them when they were in a chrysalis and when they came out.
Jonah - I liked seeing the caterpillar turn into a chrysalis.
Kade - I enjoyed watching the caterpillar get into the cocoon.
Quentin - My favorite part of this project was when they formed the chrysalis.