This is just a taste of the construction paper world I live in. It's rather silly where all my creative juices go, but here you have it. This is the main bulletin board in my classroom. As you can see we're full of Spring things, flowers, bees and ladybugs.
This board is our own ant farm. Underneath the board on the counter is a real ant farm with many busy harvester ants working away
This is a rainbow of kids.
And here is a beehive with lots of bees.
It won't be long before my room is transformed into an under the sea delight . So I wanted to document my cute Spring bulletin boards.
I have a veritable zoo on my science table right now, with a crested gecko, a green western toad, several walking sticks, silk worms, a rose haired tarantula and of course my ant farm. But I've also been plagued with unwanted critters this year, from mice to lizards, a hummingbird and today the visitor capped them all. Under the toy shelf some of the children discovered a huge brown beetle. Now you have to understand that I have no problem holding the tarantula, the gecko, the toad and the walking sticks. I capture spiders and beetles for bug jars and don't think twice about picking up crickets to feed my critters but this unwanted guest threw me. As I found a cup to capture the 2 inch long cockroach I had to control myself to not freak out in front of the children. I finally did catch him and quickly went to flush him with 12 little people watching me in wonder. The disgusting creature leaped out of the cup and back onto the floor. I shrieked and children scattered. The teachers next door were cackling as I scrambled to get him again. Finally with deep satisfaction I watched as critter met water and swirled dizzyingly to his demise.
