Lucas raised and filmed monarchs in his studio and traveled to Michoacȧn, Mexico, to immerse  you in this spell-binding butterfly biography. With dazzling time-lapse sequences, awe-inspiring clips from their winter home in Mexico, and Lucas’ classic tune, “Going Down to Mexico,” this episode engages all ages.

• Learn how to attract, raise, and tag monarchs!
• Monarch Quiz (PDF)

• Make your own monarch poem “Mad-Lib”-style! (you’re going to LOVE this! )

• Make a flock of monarchs with the world’s simplest origami butterfly!
• Monarch Song-with chords (Download PDF)
• How to play monarch song on guitar (video)
• Download the monarch lyrics in Spanish! (PDF) 

Monarchs are endangered and need our help! Here are some fun ways to be a butterfly buddy!

• Larva: the youngest stage of an insect’s life cycle. In a butterfly life cycle, it is normally called a caterpillar
• Pupa: the middle, inactive stage of many insects, when the adult body forms. In a butterfly’s life cycle, it is usually called a chrysalis.
• Cocoon: the silky pouch that surrounds the pupa of many moths and other insects
• Migration: a predictable, synchronized, large-scale movement of a population of animals for food, better conditions, or reproduction

Coming soon