Today, as part of our ‘Minibeasts’ topic, we had a visit from a variety of Minibeasts thanks to Zoo Lab!
Ken brought along some incredible minibeasts for us to observe and even touch! We were all fascinated to meet a millepede, a white tree frog, a giant African land snail, a Madagascan hissing cockroach, a leopard gecko, a tarantula, and an albino snake.
As we observed each minibeast, we talked about what type of creature they were and practiced saying lots of new tricky words! Ken taught us all about the creatures, and helped us say new words such as arachnids, amphibian and reptile. The children were full of curiosity and asked thoughtful questions, showing real interest in learning more about these amazing minibeasts. We discovered all sorts of interesting facts; for example, that the hissing cockroach will eat almost anything, even wood, the African land snail has over 15,000 teeth, amphibians can live on land and under water, and that all insects have 6 legs!
It was a brilliant, hands on experience that brought our mini beasts learning to life. The children showed great confidence and care when handling the animals and were super excited to share what they had learnt.
It was a wonderful way to discover the natural world up close and deepen our understanding through real world experiences.
Well done Nursery! I am so proud of how brave you were today and how calm and quiet you kept to make sure the animals were not scared! Everyone held or stroked one of the minibeasts, Ken was so impressed!
That looks fun nursery I wish I could feel a mini beast too!