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Nature Study Preschool Science

Banded Woollybear Caterpillar Study

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Have you ever seen a Banded Woollybear Caterpillar? Autumn is the time of year when you start to see many of them in your yard or crossing the roads! I remember seeing so many along the side of the road as a kid. We used to say that the bigger the woollybear the harder the winter.

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On Monday we had a fantastic day of child-led learning! We took a walk down the road to the pond and  discovered a Banded Woollybear Caterpillar! Caden was fascinated by this tiny creature so we brought it home to observe and learn all we could about it!

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Once we got home I found a jar to put him in and we observed it while I read from a page in our field guide. We learned that they like to eat clovers and other plants so we went back outside to pick some clovers to add to the jar.

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 I did an internet search and we learned that these caterpillars hibernate during the winter and then turn into a tiger or Isabella moth in the spring. They also don’t predict the weather, that’s just an old myth!

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After observing and reading all about the Banded Woollybear Caterpillar we made a cute craft using yarn! You can read all about how to make your own on yesterday’s post!

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Banded Woollybear Caterpillar Resources


 Storybooks

  • Oh no, Woolly Bear by Patricia McFadden
  • The Secret Life of the Woolly Bear Caterpillar by Laurence Pringle
  • What’s that Sound, Woolly Bear? by Philemon Sturges

Resource Books

  • Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies: Take-Along Guide (Take Along Guides) by Mel Boring
  • From Caterpillar to Butterfly (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1)  by Deborah Heiligman
  • Peterson Books Young Naturalist Caterpillars by Peterson Books

Internet Resources

  • Bug of the Week: Banded Woolly Bear– Growing with Science Blog
  • Predicting Winter Weather: Woolly Bear Caterpillar– Old Farmer’s Almanac
  • Observing the Woolly Bear & Rasing a Woollybear Caterpillar– My Nature Apps


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And now it’s time for the Saturday Science Blog Hop & Link Up!

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