Caterpillars and Crows!

“Lots of people found caterpillars in the morning. Carly and Emma came into our classroom after recess and told us that the crows were eating our caterpillars! So we found lots of caterpillars in the afternoon and we hid them in the bushes so the crows won’t find them.” ~N.S
“Josh found me a caterpillar. I used a hat and some leaves to make a home for it. After recess I had to let it go because it was time to go inside. I had to leave it outside because they won’t live inside our classroom. I put my caterpillar in the bushes so the crowns won’t eat them. I put it there to hide it from the crows.” ~H.C
“I made an alarm for the crows that were eating the caterpillars. I banged a shovel on the pole of the play structure and I shouted ‘Crows eat a caterpillar! Alert! Alert!’ and I repeated it over and over again. I found 12 caterpillars at morning recess. When I found the 12th one it was time to go inside so I let them free, but not in the bushes because I didn’t know that crows would eat them. But they were okay because the Pre-Kers took care of them by taking them out of the place they got freed and taking care of them.” ~A.R
“Maya did find a caterpillar and she holded it. I did pick it up. It feeled like mushy chocolate.” ~A.G
“I accidentally threw the caterpillar that I found. I found a whole bunch of sand and I didn’t see that the caterpillar was on the sand. I picked up the sand and threw it at the crow. And if the crow got it she (the caterpillar) will die.” ~M.E
“A crow was looking at the spiky caterpillar and I looked at it, and then the crow was about to get it, it was flying and I ran to get it and I got it just in time.” ~E.E
“I tried to get one, but I still have zero. I tried to make a home for it. I put leaves in a bucket and I put rocks in a shovel. I didn’t get a caterpillar. And the crow ate one! He found it on the playground. He ate it because he is a hungry crow.” ~E.M
“I got to hold Josh’s caterpillar because I helped him make his caterpillars home. The caterpillar feeled like something was tickling me and walking at the same time.” ~J.R
“It was fun playing with the caterpillar. It liked the playground and house I made for him. I tried to protect him from the crows.” ~J.W.
“When I found my caterpillar it was where you ride on your trucks. I got a bucket and filled it with leaves. The crow was flying all over. First it was on the building, then it was on the play structure, then it was on the sand and then it flew away.” ~M.N
“I was the first one to catch one. It was very cool. I got another one so I gave it to Hadley. I wish I found 3 so I could give one to Jim. I made a home with leaves and I put flowers in mine. When it was in the bucket the caterpillar went all the way up to the top!” ~J.M
“The crow ate the caterpillar from the sand! The caterpillars were all over the playground! I think there were 10! I think there were 500! I kept my caterpillar on my finger and I helped John Pierre find one. On the first recess I had a caterpillar, but not on the second recess. I dropped my bucket and it fell out then crawled into the sand really quick. We (Terin, Anna, Carly & Emma) caught 15 caterpillars.” ~T.S & P.W