Snail Love

We have had a lot of rain this summer and so the garden has been full of snails which the children have become fascinated with. I follow the children\"s interests in my planning and snails have provided lots of learning opportunities. We have gone on snail hunts, learning what they eat, following the silvery trails, looking at the patterns on their shells, collecting them, counting them and so on and on. And trying not to get cross that they\"ve eaten all our carrot seedlings we planted!! (we planted more higher up) Of course we read the Snail on the Whale too. We made these lovely paper plate snails. So many learning opportunities and all the prime areas of learning and development. Children\"s self esteem is enhanced through outdoor learning and I can literally see their confidence growing on a daily basis as they make choices and working together is great for social skill development.