The afternoon children have been full of intrigue with the snail that has made it's home at Winton Kindergarten over the past week. What magnificent trails he...or maybe it's a she...has made!! And my goodness, what interesting hiding places she has managed to find.
Troy, from our morning session managed to find her in the office, up on the blinds of all places. How on earth did she get there. We have managed to find out that snail's move very very slowly, and their snail pace can change depending on how much slime is on their 'foot', the large muscle that moves along the ground.
She has also been found under the computer desk...upside-down I might add. On the carpet, leaving a beautiful glistening trail behind her. I think she also found a friend, as she had found a possie on the book 'Who made the trail?' which we had read during afternoon group time this week.
Sam, Molly, and Malachi have developed a particular interest and come to kindergarten each session in search of the snail...
Did you know that a snail can carry it's house on it's back? Imagine if we had to do that too, I think I would move slowly as well.
We would love to continue to foster the ever present curiosity that children posess so if you have any interesting artifacts at your house bring them along to Kindergarten to share. A big thanks to Josh McDonald for bringing in his Stag, Himalayan Thar, Chamois and wild pig skulls (complete with antlers, horns and tusks) to share, we were VERY intrigued! Josh was wondering what the horns were for, maybe we could find out!
2 comments:
Great to hear how much fun the kids are having by 'finding' the snail!
Wow, what a cool photo - children & teacher following the 'snail's journey'.
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