| Looking for ideas for bulletin boards with a butterfly | | | | Consider adding some specific information about the |
| theme? What an excellent spring science project, | | | | stages, such as the length of stage and descriptions. |
| especially coupled with raising butterflies in the | | | | Other ideas for bulletin boards with a butterfly theme |
| classroom, always a favorite of students. | | | | include: |
| One idea for preschool, kindergarten and elementary | | | | - Butterfly Host Plants - Show different local butterflies |
| bulletin boards would be the Stages of the Monarch | | | | and their specific host plant (caterpillar food). |
| Butterfly. The four stages that should be presented | | | | - Butterfly Nectar Plants - Show the favorite nectar |
| are: egg, caterpillar (larva), chrysalis (pupa) and butterfly. | | | | plants (butterfly food) for attracting butterflies in your |
| Make the title, "Stages of the Monarch Butterfly", with | | | | area. |
| a stencil or freehand, at the top of the bulletin board. | | | | - Monarch Butterfly Migration Map (North America) - |
| Section the butterfly bulletin board into four squares, | | | | Excellent idea for fall or late winter. Follow the |
| using one square for each stage. | | | | migration of the Eastern Monarch Butterflies between |
| Each square should be titled the name of a stage, with | | | | Mexico and your location or the Western Monarch |
| stencil or freehand. It would be great to use actual | | | | Butterflies between the West Coast and your location. |
| photographs of each stage in the squares or use | | | | Want to know more? Detailed information on these |
| drawings depicting the stage. | | | | ideas for bulletin boards with a butterfly theme can be |
| If the students are upper elementary, use both the | | | | found below. |
| English and Greek word for caterpillar and chrysalis. | | | | |