This term we have been focusing on developing interest tables to extend the children's knowledge and understanding of the world through direct observation and exploration. When our link teacher talked enthusiastically about how one of the giant African land snails in her nursery had laid a batch of eggs, we eagerly asked for some baby snails so that we could set up an exciting interest table.
We began by talking to the children about the snails. What would they look like? Where would we keep them? What would we give them to eat? A visit to the library and pet shop, and an internet search, answered many of the questions.
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