nursey show and tell

[rosanna123]

wow, im so happy, my eldest daughters nursery have asked me to take some snails in next week and do a show and tell with them, im so happy but also really nervous, lol

[jacky230766]

just give a simple talk on the breed,where it comes from a map of the world would be good then children can see which part of the world they come from and then i would say some easy and general information on how to keep them and what they like to eat,remember to make it fun as this keeps children interested,they will get bored easy if your too serious,and good luck,and have fun

[rosanna123]

thank you so much jacky, i have been trying to work out what to say lol, i mite have to write my self a script lol, i hope they enjoy it. i am tlking with the nursery tomoro when my little girl goes to, they want me to take more than one breed down lol, i have said i will take some of my tigers and they also want me to take some babies down so the children can see how much they grow

[coyote]

Can you take pics of the event, or have someone take some for you? I think it would be fun to see pics of how the children respond to the snails.

[rosanna123]

will do, i spoken to them about it today and they have asked if it is ok to take pics as they would like to do a display about it, so i will ask them if i can have copies, i will also have to ask the parents if it is ok to put the pics on here (legal stuff) but yeah i will be doing it next wednesday, they have said for me to take as many species as i can so the children can see the diffrerent shapes and sizes

[pleurdonteisabella]

Its hard work to keep them interested We have one comming up and i have been asked to take 4 different kinds of pets snails, reptiles, stick insects and mantis our nursery have said just snails will keep them interested for all of 5 mins as they don't do any thing well not at speed.
I can't decide if i want to do it or not. 1 other parent has said they will do it they are taking a dog and a cat so a bit of a difference the kids can play with a dog and stroke a cat what can they do with a snail lol.
I know its about them learning about where they come from, what they eat and so on but how do you make a geography lesson exciting.
I hope you enjoy it, let us know how you do.

[rosanna123]

thank you i will, im goona sit down and make a list of what snails to take and what to tell the children about them

[lee2211]

I think snails are much more interesting.
You could let them hold them, I think they'd be fascinated at the size of them compare to a common garden snail. It doesn't have to be lecture, just an experiance.
Good luck

[rosanna123]

i am taking at least 6 species for the children to look at, im also gonna tell them a little bit about the care of them

[lee2211]

Yes. You could print out an easy to read sheet for them to give to their parents if they're interested?
Or the school could keep it, and get some snails for a class pet. I mean, snails (especially giant ones) would be so interesting to young children.

[rosanna123]

i remember them having fulicas when my little girl first started but i think they got rid of them cos they were breeding too much

[luna]

I'm sure you will be fine Children love show and tell!

[rosanna123]

oh my god it is tomoro, i have decided to only take a tiger, rodatzi, full albino jadatzi, albopita an albino retic on i also have to take some babies as the nursery have said that they want to buy one off me

[cepealove]

Could you take a normal garden snail as a comparison, that would give a good insight into differences?