A priceless expression - A teacher's gift....
It was a thorough delight to see the little faces light up with smiles at the arrival of the snail in the classroom. The children had been colouring the rainy creatures through out the month, singing rhymes and talking about the snail but to meet one in person was a complete different experience. ....
"Oh! it does not have any legs."
"It slithers."
"It is so slow."
"Teacher! It can climb out of the box."
The classroom was filled with a lot of excitement when one child commented " It is so small!". That's when my curiosity piqued as I had never seen a large snail myself... and the quest began.... Our expedition to the colony of snails where we had found the baby was disappointing but we spread the word that we were looking for a large snail. Our wish was granted when the security guard handed me a packet the next day that not only took me by surprise but the entire classroom of excited children....
"Oh! It is so big!"
"How did it's shell become so big?
"Can it move?"
"It has no eyes... How can it see?"
....
The questions did not stop ...
Some curious eyes did not want it out of sight....
And some watched it with skepticism not sure if it was real....
But everyone in the classroom was mesmerised by the snail that seemed to have come alive from the rhymes...
The fun was yet to come as the clay activity to follow took on a different turn... it became a personal journey of each child to make a snail which they called their own....
The magic is in the connection.... a connection which embraces learning with heart and soul... and everything that follows is simply magical....
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