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Uploaded by Masyitah A. Latif on 2017-09-04.

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Class: K1A Term & Year: T3 2017 Teacher in charge: Teacher Masyitah

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Frequently Asked Questions for the Community Chalkboard

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Should you have an area of concern that is not yet addressed in the Parent Toolkit column, please feel free to contact Teacher Masyitah by leaving her a note in the children's Communication Book, or by dropping her an email at masyitah.latif@gmail.com. She will do her best to be in touch with you by the next work day (:

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Question from Class Time:Are moths a kind of butterfly?

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Question from Class Time:Are moths a kind of butterfly?

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Question from Class Time: What do butterflies like to eat?

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Question from Class Time: What do butterflies like to eat?

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Question from Class Time: How fast can a butterfly fly?

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Question from Class Time: How fast can a butterfly fly?

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We stumbled on this song on YouTube about butterflies and Ali loved it. We kept singing it all day long and he has now memorized the entire song

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Fly Fly the Butterfly | Family Sing Along - Muffin Songs

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Life cycle of Monarch Butterfly (Documentary)

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Life cycle of Monarch Butterfly (Documentary)

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Yesterday night, Hasan and family watched a documentary about the Monarch Butterfly and learnt so much about their life cycle.
Hasan was especially tickled to learn about how caterpillars are "eating machines" and are able to eat up to 3000 times their own body weight.

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Butterfly - My animal friends - Animals Documentary -Kids educational Videos

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Diyanah and I searched for images of the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly on Google and found the spectacular image below on the website https://helenparkinson.deviantart.com/art/Monarch-Butterfly-Life-Cycle-157919902. Diyanah was able to remember the different stages of a butterfly's life cycle and told me about them by referencing the entire image. She loved the image so much, we have printed it out and put it in her room.

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Spotting Butterflies in our Garden (Activity)

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Spotting Butterflies in our Garden (Activity)

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Farah and Mum went to the garden to try and spot some butterflies. We managed to spot a total of three beautiful butterflies. Farah was able to name the three colors of the butterflies. Farah would like to share what the experience felt like for her in the audio clip below.

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Farah's Sharing on her Butterfly Spotting Session

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Farah's Sharing on her Butterfly Spotting Session

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The Differences Between Moths and Butterflies (Activity)

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The Differences Between Moths and Butterflies (Activity)

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Dani was very curious to find out if moths are considered butterflies. Using a chart we found online, we discovered some differences between them. We then made our own chart at home and shared what we had learnt with some of Dani's cousins.

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Butterflies are the dancers of the insect world. They flit, they flutter, and they have the most beautifully colored costumes! More than 12,000 species of butterflies and moths live on the Earth and scientists are finding new ones all the time.

Like all insects, butterflies have three body parts - the head, the thorax and the abdomen. They also have six legs and two antennae. Butterflies and moths have soft, scaled wings. They neither sting nor bite, and they pollinate many flowers and crops. Who doesn't love them?

Fun Facts about Butterflies and Moths for Kids

Butterflies and moths go through metamorphosis, which is the life cycle all insects go through. They start as eggs and hatch as caterpillars, or larvae. Then they enter a pupa, or cocoon. Later they emerge as butterflies and moths.

What's the difference between butterflies and moths? Butterflies are usually more colorful and larger, though not always. Butterflies have rounded knobs or clubs at the ends of their antennas. Moths do not. Moths are often nocturnal. Butterflies appear during the day.

Most butterflies live a week or two as adults.

Some butterflies, such as monarchs, migrate thousands of miles during the winter months.

Monarch butterflies eat poisonous plants when they're caterpillars. The adult butterflies are poisonous to birds and other animals.

Butterfly and Moth Vocabulary

Learn More All About Butterflies and Moths

Watch this video that will teach you exactly how to know the difference between butterflies and moths:

A video discussing the difference between butterflies and moths.

Butterfly and Moth Q&A

Question: Are butterflies in danger?

Answer: Over 20 species of butterflies in the U.S. are endangered. They are losing habitat. Pesticides and chemicals can kill them.

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Question: How big are butterflies and moths?

Answer: They can be as small as your fingernail or as large as your head.

Enjoyed the Easy Science for Kids Website all about Butterflies and Moths info? Take the FREE & fun all about Butterflies and Moths quiz and download FREE Butterflies and Moths worksheet for kids. For lengthy info click here.

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Butterflies are the dancers of the insect world. They flit, they flutter, and they have the most beautifully colored costumes! More than 12,000 species of butterflies and moths live on the Earth and scientists are finding new ones all the time. Like all insects, butterflies have three body parts - the head, the thorax and the abdomen.

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We learnt that butterflies like to drink all sorts of liquid, including the nectar from plants, and saps from their leaves. We had a juice party afterward and had so much fun drinking up different types of liquids.

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This Butterfly Is Eating Nectar from a Flower. Do You See the Proboscis(Feeding Straw)?

When it comes to butterflies, a lot of people do not know exactly what they eat. Let's explore some of the things that they would eat. First, you have to realize that there are a lot of butterfly food sources; you just have to look for them! We promise that there are many different butterfly food sources all over your backyard; you just need to look for them.

This is a Close-Up of aButterfly's Proboscis (Coiled Straw). This is How Butterflies Eat.

For starters, the larvae (caterpillars) of butterflies eat ONLY leaves of plants. Different caterpillars like to eat certain kinds of plants. The leaves allow the caterpillar to grow and get all of the vitamins needed to transform into a beautiful butterfly. In turn, the adult butterflies consume all sorts of different things including nectar, water and even liquids from some of the fruits we consume. If you are looking to attract butterflies to your backyard, simply plant a few fruit-bearing trees along with plenty of flowers and you should definitely have yourself a back yard full of butterflies. They especially like to drink from mushy slices of banana, oranges and watermelon. There are special butterfly feeders you could buy that are colored like a flower and come with special sugar you mix in water to make food for them to eat.

Butterfly Caterpillars Just Eat Leaves

Now many people do not know exactly how the butterfly food is consumed. Well, a small little pipe, like a straw, which is coiled under its head most of the time is what an adult butterfly uses to suck up all of the nectar from plants. The straw is called a 'proboscis'. This is the reason that all butterflies generally stick to an all-liquid diet; it is very hard to suck up any solids with a straw like that for your mouth.

It is pretty obvious that if you happen to find yourself an adult butterfly and are looking for a butterfly food source, you should turn toward the liquids. Butterflies are known for their completely liquid diets, whether they are sampling nectar from all sorts of different flowers, or they are using their long 'straw' to drink up water out of shallow ponds, butterflies are usually always looking for things that are liquid to eat.

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This Butterfly Is Eating Nectar from a Flower. Do You See the Proboscis(Feeding Straw)? When it comes to butterflies, a lot of people do not know exactly what they eat. Let's explore some of the things that they would eat.