Butterfly & Sunflower Classrooms Sponsored by International Paper in 2023
In spring of 2023, 100 International Paper facilities in 30 US states are sponsoring more than 5,000 classrooms to receive our Butterflies & Sunflowers Classroom Kit. Observing live caterpillars transform into beautiful butterflies and planting sunflower seeds that grow into glorious sunflowers is an amazing learning experience for early elementary students. Caring for the natural world plants a seed to love and protect the Earth, our home, throughout their lives. Celebrate Planet Earth is proud to partner with International Paper over many years. @InternationalPaper
March 14 – National Learn About Butterflies Day
It’s time for the National Learn About Butterflies Day on Tuesday, March 14th. A wonderful day to introduce your classroom to one of the wonders of nature – butterflies.
Did you know?
A caterpillar may have as many as 4,000 muscles in its body. The caterpillar’s head has 248
individual muscles, and about 70 muscles control each body segment.
Download our All About Painted Lady Butterflies PDF to learn more.
Butterflies at Blackwater Regional Library
We just got these amazing photos from a Butterfly Project at Blackwater Regional Library in Virginia. Libraries are an wonderful resource for many, many children. It would be great to come to the library, observe the caterpillars and butterflies, and check out one of the children’s books about butterflies.
Bring Your Classroom to LIFE!
Our 2023 Catalog is arriving in teachers’ mailboxes all across the country!
- Please SHARE our engaging STEM materials with all of your colleagues and friends.
- POST on your social media channels.
- And ORDER ONLINE at your convenience.
Please contact our friendly customer service at orders@celebrateplanetearth.org if you have any questions.
Every Gift Helps NM Children!
Every Green Star that is sold helps Celebrate Planet Earth provide our Butterfly & Sunflower program to more New Mexico classrooms. This holiday season, give a Make a Green Star Kit to some one you love.
Donate to Help NM Classrooms
It is more critical than ever to help New Mexico’s students connect to learning in a meaningful way. A $50 donation is enough to provide both butterfly & sunflower kits for one classroom as well as bilingual nature libraries for every student to bring home and share with their families. Through our butterfly and sunflower classroom programs, we engage students as early as kindergarten with exciting hands-on activities, setting them up for a lifetime of critical thinking and engagement with the world around them. This holiday season, help us water the seeds of literacy and share the delight of the natural world with more New Mexico students. Please visit CelebratePlanetEarth.org to donate today.
Celebrate Earth Day!
We think that we should all celebrate the Earth every day! We especially love to say the Planet Earth Pledge out loud!
No job is too big
No action too small
For the care of the Earth
Is the task of us all!
Butterfly Photo Contest 2022
Submit photos/videos of your classroom butterfly project and you could win a Grand Prize! We’d LOVE to see your best photos!
Photos/videos of butterflies, butterfly artwork & models, caterpillars, students observing, butterfly dances & games, saying the Planet Earth Pledge, and butterfly releases & celebrations.
We promise to only use your photos/videos with permission, and we never use children’s images without parental permission.
Learn How to Enter >
Take the Planet Earth Pledge!
Every spring we encourage all of our students to take the Planet Earth Pledge! Say it out loud, all together, 3 times. It’s a powerful, heartfelt pledge to love and protect Planet Earth, our home.
No job is too big
No action too small
For the care of the Earth
Is the task of us all!
Our Spring 2022 Catalog Is Arriving!
Our Spring 2022 Catalog is arriving in teachers’ mailboxes all across the country! Please SHARE our engaging STEM materials with all of your colleagues and friends. POST on your social media channels. And ORDER ONLINE at your convenience. If you have any questions, please contact our friendly customer service at orders@celebrateplanetearth.org.
CPE Chosen for the Best Homeschool Curriculum & Products!
Celebrate Planet Earth was chosen for the Guide to Homeschooling and the Best Homeschool Curriculum & Products on the Planet! We’re delighted to join all of the fine educational materials that are featured here.
YAKUM Receives a Lush Spring Prize!
Congratulations! The Kichwa Defenders of the Forest received a Lush Spring Prize to help them in their work with YAKUM.
Every Gift Helps Plant Trees!
For Every Magic Green Star that is sold, Celebrate Planet Earth makes a donation to help plant trees in the rainforests of Ecuador. YAKUM, our tree planting partner, works with 4 indigenous nations to protect and regenerate their native forests. This holiday season, give a Make a Green Star Kit to some one you love.
Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day! Take action to care for the Earth, our home! Share the beauty and wonder of our home with our children!
No job is too big
No action too small
For the care of the Earth
Is the task of us all!
Take the Planet Earth Pledge!
Earth Week is coming up and we encourage everyone who loves our home, Planet Earth, to take the Planet Earth Pledge!
No job is too big
No action too small
For the care of the Earth
is the task of us all!
Print out the Planet Earth Pledge (English & Spanish) to share with your students.
Disinfectants & Butterflies in the Classroom
Just as you want to protect your skin from harsh disinfectants, so it’s important to protect delicate caterpillars and
butterflies from airborne chemicals and surface residues.
Here are some RECOMMENDATIONS to protect your insects and other classroom pets from harm:
COVER the caterpillar cups or butterfly house with a large box or plastic container – whenever disinfectants are being used in
the classroom, cover your insects to protect them from sprays and harsh chemicals.
COVER OVERNIGHT – it’s best to use a breathable fabric like a pillowcase if cleaning takes place in the evening.
MOVE the caterpillar cups or butterfly house to a cupboard or storage closet to minimize the impact of cleaning procedures.
Celebrate Earth Hour – Sat, Mar 27, 8:30 PM
Switch off your lights for an hour on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at 8:30 pm your local time.
There are all kinds of things you can do for a memorable and fun experience all from the comfort of your home!
- Switch off your lights for 1 hour
- Candlelight dinner
- Board games in the dark
- Indoor scavenger hunt
- Shadow puppet play
Started by WWF and partners as a symbolic lights-out event in Sydney in 2007, Earth Hour is now one of the world’s largest grassroots movements for the environment. Held every year on the last Saturday of March, Earth Hour engages millions of people in more than 180 countries and territories, switching off their lights to show support for our planet.
Learn More – https://latest.earthhour.org/earthhour-at-home
Community Engagement, International Paper 2021
Celebrate Planet Earth is delighted to be working with International Paper through its Community Engagement Program. In March, April & May, we’ll be sending more than 4500 Butterfly & Sunflower Classroom Kits to elementary schools in 26 states. Many children will be observing butterfly metamorphosis for the very first time. They will learn the body parts of insects, record data of the 4 life stages, and read stories about the life cycle of butterflies.
Build Vocabulary with our Word Wall
Build your students’ science vocabulary with our Butterfly Word Wall. More than 25 words related to butterflies, insect body parts, and pollination. Free for educators. 8-1/2×11 print-out. Enrich your classroom’s butterfly science with our wonderful Word Wall. Download it here – https://celebrateplanetearth.org/learning
Boost your Butterfly Learning
We have FREE downloads of our Butterfly Labs for PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th grades. The Labs are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and focus on insect body parts, pollination, life cycles, insect sensory organs, & food webs. There are word walls, background information, handouts, & more. Visit Learning on our website.
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