For two weeks, Teresa Mitchell's students waited patiently, observing intently and doing all they could to get an up-close glimpse of the transformation of life hanging in the nets of her classroom.
"They always wanted to come in, first thing in the morning, and see how the butterflies were doing and, especially when they were full butterflies, wanting to hold them and look at them," Mitchell said.
On Wednesday, the students got all the looks they wanted, then let the butterflies do what they do best fly.
Mitchell's students and two other kindergarten classes at Pat Henry Elementary School released butterflies on the school's playground Wednesday morning, marking the end of a project designed to give the students a real-life look at the metamorphosis of a caterpillar.
"It's just a fun way for the kids to get hands-on experience," Mitchell said. "We started with a lesson on the cycles of a butterfly, then it culminated with the release."
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