Class Critters

I am NOT a critter person, but Mrs. Stanley is! So, that means we have classroom critters for a few days each week. Our first critter was Stump, the walking stick {see pictures below}. The kiddos were able to hold Stump. He was quite gentle. The second critter we had was a {scary-to-me, cool-to-the-kids} spider. (There are no pictures because spiders are something I can't stand!!!) The kiddos just admired it through the critter container. Our critter this week is a praying mantis {see pictures below}. The kiddos have enjoyed learning about these classroom critters. I am so very glad Mrs. Stanley enjoys hosting them in her classroom so the students can have real-life learning experiences. Lots of research has occurred because of our classroom critters!

*Please note: only safe critters will be handled by the students. All others will only be admired through a critter container.