Establish a classroom atmosphere that celebrates the sharing of learning. Have opportunity for students to practice new learnings. Make student learning available to the larger community, i.e. books students write are shared with other classes, students report in school paper, student work is displayed at school, etc.

Students share their projects. Live butterflies released.

Objective: To give students an opportunity to share what they learned.

Activity: Children either share their book with others, or perform skits and puppet shows. Invite another class to view the now-hatched live butterflies. Release butterflies outside. Read Monty, by James Stevenson, a story of the life cycle of a butterfly that is a metaphor for our own life changes.

Assessment: Participation, cooperation, and delight in the learning.