A Seashell

J. found a shell in the garden! What a great discovery. He noticed the lines on the shell, and imagined it came from a place called "Shell-land."

J. found another shell in the sand pit. It had dirt stuck inside it. He used the first shell as a spade to dig it out, and rinsed them in the sink.

At Circle Time, the children gathered to look at, feel, and smell the shell. Some children said they've seen shells at the beach, others said the shell felt rough and had lots of lines. We had some great discussion about what the children like to do at the beach and who they go with. We even had some discussion about how the seashell came to be in the garden. Some children thought a seagull dropped it there. All the children had something to contribute because it was something they could all relate to. It was great having an impromptu Circle Time with the children about one of their own discoveries. That's was Pre-School should be about.