The kids walked in today to see a large lobster in the middle of the floor on a tray. He was alive, but still had the rubber bands on his large claws. He was just like the ones in the tank at Kroger that we visit religiously. They are studying the coral reef and it was great to have a real sea creature in the classroom to touch and talk about. When asked what she was going to do with him Sharry replied so matter-of-factly, "Jim is going to eat him for dinner". I love that sense of reality. He isn't going to be returned to his native habitat. He isn't going to live in a zoo. He isn't going to be bronzed and displayed in a museum. The kids seemed to take that answer with no fuss.
When we returned to the school to pick up ther kids Sharry was sitting in Circle Time with her legs out in front of her wearing her usual skirt and sweater ....with flippers, googles, and a snorkle.
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