Art+Science: Journey of the Monarchs

You can read on the Smithsonian that thousands of monarchs travel to a little town in Mexico and stay there for the winter. In the Spring time, they make their way back to the US and travel throughout the US and to the southern part of Canada. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/where-see-thousands-monarch-butterflies-180953961/

Oh, a student surprised me with the top right, silk monarch a few days after the lesson. She also let me know that her and her dad were going to the OKC Zoo on monarch day to learn even more about them and get seeds to help out the monarchs..... sounds like music to this teacher's ear.

 

Possible Topics/terms:
Science (migration, butterfly life cycle, pollinators)
Social Studies (migration, countries working together for the good of all)
Art (contrast, warm colors)


Possible mediums:
for color- (crayons, pastels, watercolor, tempra, color tissue paper