Caterpillar to Butterfly!

Wow, the life cycle of a butterfly is very fascinating. It consists of four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. This week’s CAP for Kids theme of Caterpillar to Butterfly will take you on an exciting adventure.

Housekeeping:

1) Mark your calendars for May 3 from 11-1 Cannes for Kids Introduction to Film Event. We will be featuring: WOW! WOW! WUBBZY! WUBBZY GOES GREEN (58 minutes) & PLANET YOU (20 minutes). These 2 films will be introduced with a song & dance, gestures will be introduced to unlock their perceptive watching skills and enhance their power of observation, and there will be special words to be used throughout the movie. It will be such a fun and interactive film experience for the entire family. I hope to see you there! Did I mention there will be popcorn???

2) Get your applications in for Summer Camp before May 7th in order to receive $10 off tuition when enrolling for any 8 or more days OR $25 off tuition when enrolling for all 16 days of Summer Camp.

3) Service Project: We are collecting art supplies for Primary Children’s Hospital. They are in need of glue, jumbo crayons, coloring books, and scissors etc. Thank you, to those of you who have donated. We appreciate your support.

For additional information on any of the CAP for Kids programs, please, visit: www.thesugarspace.com.

Caterpillar to Butterfly lesson details:

Music & Instrument (enhances language development): This song is called, “Caterpillar” and is sung to the tune of “The Adam’s Family.” We will explore the bells while singing this song. Super Kids (5-7) will be exploring the notes C, D, E, and F to the Caterpillar song. As well as, be introduced to staccato and legato.

Song: Caterpillar

My tummy is fat. (shake, shake)
I like it like that. (shake, shake)
I wiggle around,
I jiggle around,
My tummy is fat. (shake, shake)

I’m a hairy caterpillar
I’m such a chubby feller
I love to eat and eat,
Those leaves are such a treat!

Repeat 1st verse

~ Author Unknown

Creative Movement (exploring concepts and the elements of time, space, and energy through natural body movements): we will be using our minds to decide how to make our bodies small like an egg, low/long like a larva, closed like a chrysalis, and light/open like a butterfly to the beat of the djembe. This is the Sugar Kids (1-3 yr.) time to be exposed to drama as they connect natural body movement to the life cycle of a butterfly. Super Kids will incorporate staccato movements when moving like a caterpillar and legato movements when moving like a butterfly.

Sugar Kids’ Group Activity: The Parachute. They’ll climb under it, climb over it, make it jump, make it sit, make it go in a circle, and pretend it’s a chrysalis.

Creative Drama (exploring concepts through the mind, voice, and body): this week’s creative drama experience is inspired by Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We will be hiding food throughout the room, and the students (one at a time) will be encouraged to use their bodies to move like a caterpillar to find a piece of food. They will be encouraged to show an emotion once they find their food.

Creative Visual Art (exploring materials to create a visual piece of art): Sugar Kids will be using washable tempera, porcupine rings, and pom poms to creative their masterpieces. Soaring & Super Kids will be using markers, coffee filters, water spray bottles to create a design and see it move after it gets watered down. They will have the option of pinching the middle of the coffee filters with pipe cleaner, creating a butterfly. All visual arts activities focus on the process of discovery, rather than creating a final product. Examples of artwork are not shown, in order to encourage their own creativity.

Story: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by: Eric Carle

Thank you, for reading!

Ms. Erin