The themes for April were “growing” and “caring for living things”.

toddler girl pouring seeds into sesnsory table at early childhood development associates' class

Toddlers explored beans and seeds in our sensory table. FUN! They placed seeds and beans into ziplock bags along with a wet paper towel and placed them in our window. It was so exciting to watch them grow and later to plant them! New vocabulary includes the words: roots, seeds, shoots, stems.

Our caterpillars arrived and toddlers were amazed as they watched the caterpillars grow bigger and bigger until they turned into chrysalids and finally butterflies. Toddlers enjoyed helping to feed the butterflies with orange slices and nectar sugar water.

toddlers feeding butterflies that are in a cage with oranges at early childhood development associates class

The experience of saying “bye bye” to the butterflies on the day that they were released, was an amazing one that toddlers and parents will always remember.

toddler girl looking at orange with a buterfly above at early childhood development associates class
3 toddlers looking at orange with a buterfly above at early childhood development associates class
parents and toddlers looking at orange with a buterfly above at early childhood development associates class
toddler boy looking at butterfly at early childhood development associates class

Toddlers painted their own egg carton caterpillars and made paper butterflies to hand from the ceiling. It certainly looks like Spring!

toddler painting butterfly shaped paper at early childhood development associates class
toddler painting butterfly shaped paper at early childhood development associates class
toddler painting butterfly shaped paper at early childhood development associates class

Can’t wait to see what May will bring!

Written by: Marilee Hartling & Paula Boscardin

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