Join the celebration!

• See Teacher Packet for step-by-step instructions.

• Mail your Symbolic Butterfly before the postmark: October 11, 2011. Sorry, no exceptions!

• Report to Fall Symbolic Migration map after you send your butterfly on its journey. Your class will appear on the map. You can contact other participating classrooms across North America.

• Follow your Symbolic Monarchs's journey to Mexico! Stay informed: Read the Symbolic Migration News. Watch for art galleries, passenger lists, and the flight to Mexico.

Learn about the Monarch's winter home in Mexico:

• See the Symbolic Butterflies in Mexico! Pictures of students receiving the symbolic butterflies will be posted. (Photo gallery and search engine coming February 1, 2012.)

• Read bilingual news stories from the monarch overwintering region in Mexico, written by local resident Estela Romero. (Watch the Symbolic Migration News.)

• Enjoy online resources: See "Life in the Monarch Sanctuary Region" for video clips, photos and bilingual stories.

• Watch your mailbox! Butterflies will be mailed in time for a Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) homecoming celebration.
• Report to Spring Symbolic Migration map: Report to the map as soon as you receive a return butterfly in the spring. Teachers: Be sure to make time for this important step! Children will be waiting to find out where their own butterflies landed.