Yesterday Our World Montessori had an in school field trip about Butterflies and Moths. The Scotia Glenville Traveling Museum brought a beautiful collection of materials to the school and gave a wonderful presentation, with fun activities. I had so much fun photographing the event. Click on the link to see a full slide show of the photographs I got of the children exploring all the materials. The magnifying glasses were a huge hit! It was a great hands on experience.
As a parent and a person whose job requires careful observation and tapping into the moods and feelings of children, it is a joy to be in a classroom with children who are excited to be learning. I couldn’t believe all the thoughtful answers the children came up with when asked what they thought was different between a moth and a butterfly.
A visit to the Traveling Museum’s website showed that they will travel for birthdays too. Imagine how cool that would be for a party?
*A little birdie told me OWM may have a few spots that opened up for next year.
by Thea
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How fun! We’re going to try butterfly larvae this year. It’s so nice when kids can get hands on like that.
How fun for them!