Butterflies

When I was a little girl, I used to talk a whole lot.  I would sit outside on my grams' swing and just talk and talk. "Gram? Why are the bees buzzing?" "Do you think they are talking to each other? How do they sleep gram?" I had so many questions. My gram, finally, got tired of answering all my questions. "Shhhhh... listen to the butterflies." I would listen and grow perplexed. "But gram, I can't hear anything."  She would smirk just a little. "You aren't listening hard enough."

So, it began. I learned to sit quietly and just listen.  I listened to butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and rain. I began to just be.  This post I'll do in memory of my gram.

Reading:

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Math:

I stumbled upon this really cool concept of butterfly math. Just looking at this it seems difficult to come up with an answer. I swear it's super simple and kind of fun!

Start by drawing your butterfly and antenna

You are going to cross multiply which is what the wings, symbolize. 3x5=15 drop that on the antenna above the 3. 4x2=8  drop that over your 2. 

Now add the butterfly's body and multiply you need a common factor for 4 and 5. 4x5=20.  20 goes in the body part. 15+8=23. 

23/20 is what you have left but it's an improper fraction. It needs to be reduced even further.

For that, we do a simple division problem.

Art:
Supplies:
Coffee filters
pipe cleaners
google eyes
glue
food color
water
markers
popsicle stick

Directions:
Dye the coffee filters with a little food color and water don't get crazy though.  Water is the universal solvent! Leave to dry
Color the popsicle stick with a marker. Glue on the eyes and a small antenna.
When the filter is dry, use 1-2 filters, and glue to your stick.

Typically, I would add a science lesson or a few other subjects. I've blogged long enough to know that if I add any more pictures, that your computer is going to slow down.  I have some really cool pictures for science because we raised butterflies and I have a lot that I want to add.

Part 2