Mr. Smith's Site

It is my turn to open up to you everyone!

When I was a Junior in High School I found out that my mom had lung cancer. She fought really hard for two years, and was the strongest woman I know. My first day at CCM two years after she was diagnosed my mom died. Since that day I have used the symbol of a Butterfly to represent her. Ever since she passed I will randomly see a Monarch Butterfly flying past me or sitting on a flower, and when I do it reminds me of her.

On Mr. Smiths website, towards the bottom there is a link that says "Monarch Butterflies." This link brings you to a page where his class explains their exploration of turning catapillars into butterflies through the whole cycle. There are different pictures that show the children measuring the catapillars and playing with them as well as a video of the children letting a butterfly free.

This whole project is actually something that was created to unite North America. Children from all over the continent create paper butterflies and mail them to Mexico (where the real monarch butterflies go in the winter) and then in the Spring they recieve butterflies from Mexico. The children understand that the butterflies that go to Mexico in the Winter are not the same at the ones that come back in the Spring, and in return they recieve butterflies from students in Canada, Mexico, or a different state in The US.

I really thought that this project was cool. On Mr.Smiths Website there is a link that tells you how to get involved and explains the whole process. This is something that I am going to look into when I become a teacher and have my own class.