Zoolab visited the whole school today and brought along some real life rainforest animals for the children to learn about. There was a friendly lizard called Ziggy, a tarantula, Shelby the tiny tortoise, a scorpion, a frog, cockroaches and even a bull snake! The children were allowed to carefully handle and stroke some of the animals (the more friendly ones!) which they absolutely loved.
They also learned about which layers of the rainforest the animals would normally live on, whether it be on the forest floor, in the emergent layer or within the canopy. They were also told about the types of food which the animals eat. I think the most memorable fact was that cockroaches will literally eat anything… even your socks and shoes if they were hungry enough!
Following on from the session, P1-4 recapped on the main learning points from the visit as part of their rainforest topic. They will use some of this information to inform their powerpoints and facts files over the next few weeks. P5/6 also created reflections on their learning too!
Mrs Henry was very impressed with all the children’s bravery in handling lots of the animals (as she hid at the back of the hall!) 🙂
