On the first day I brought the caterpillars in they were eating a lot of milkweeds. On the second day they were still eating a lot of food. But on the third day two of the caterpillars had formed chrysalises. On the fourth day they ate and climbed on sticks. They are very interesting. (In case you don't know they are black , yellow and white.) They have two pair of antennas. One on their head and one on their butt. ...Elizabeth

Monarch caterpillars live under milk weeds. They also make cocoons after a while. They eat milk weeds. Here are the life process. First it is born then it hatches out of the egg and eats the egg shell. Then it grows to be fat and makes a cocoon and then turns into a butterfly which lays eggs and dies. ...Brittany

Monarch caterpillars are black and yellow. The Monarch eats milkweed and grass. When it forms a cocoon it turns green with dots. When it hatches the cocoon turns black then clear. It goes very slow when it moves. When they make the cocoon they make it on a branch or on a leaf. They have antenna that look like hair on their head. They will probably have wings. They will look so cool! ...Brandon B.

Monarch caterpillars are black, yellow, and white. Their chrysalises are green and have a little yellow and black stripe. I saw one eating a leaf. One is very fat. I think he is going to make his chrysalis very soon. ...Emily Ba

Monarch caterpillars have three different kinds of colors. They have a lot of legs. Then they turn into chrysalises. It is like a cocoon. The caterpillars eat milkweeds and you also find them on milkweeds. They take weeks to turn to a butterfly. When they are going to turn into a chrysalis they hang upside down on a stick or something. ...Quinn

There are two chrysalises. (Sept. 17) They are green They are cool. There are nine caterpillars. If you look closely into the chrysalis you can see the wings. It's cool because I've never seen a chrysalis before. I like watching them. ...Annie

First the monarch lays the egg. Then the egg hatches. Then it eats the shell of the egg it came out of. Next it eats until it gets big. Finally it forms a chrysalis. Eventually it hatches from its chrysalis and it dries its wings. When it flys it pollinates flowers. Then it lays eggs and the life cycle starts over again. ...Daniel

Thank you, Mrs. Bergren, Emily, and Elizabeth for bringing all the monarch caterpillars and keeping us supplied with milkweed.

Notice the clear chrysalis near the Monarch. October 4 we had two emerge in our classroom.

This picture was taken about two hours after the Monarch emerged.

As each monarch begins to fly, Mrs. Bergren brings it out to the Children's garden.