Snails, Mantises, and Gophers, Oh My!

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Sep 25 2026 8:00 AM

Kindergarten students in Mr. Lynch's science class learned about snails, gophers, and praying mantises.

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A projection of a snail on a screen is displayed in the foreground, with a projector and a plain wall in the background.

Mr. Lynch started the lesson with a video about going on a walk in a forest. As they walked through the forest, they stopped, lifted a log, and found snails underneath it.

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The video showed the students where snails' eyes are and what they do if something tries to touch them.

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Then, the students stood up, spread out, and pretended to be snails. Following the video, they learned how snails protect themselves and react when something tries to attack them.

A blurred person's head is in the foreground, facing a projection of a praying mantis on a screen in the background.

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Two children in the foreground watch a projection of a praying mantis on a wall in the background.

They then sat back down and continued watching the video. On their interactive walk through the forest, they saw a praying mantis.

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When the camera got close to the praying mantis, it raised its claws and tried to attack anything nearby, showing the students how it protects itself.

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A young boy in a white t-shirt stands with an excited expression in a classroom filled with blue tables and chairs.

The students then stood up in their spaces and pretended to be praying mantises, learning and acting out how the insects protect themselves.

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They then continued watching the video, and the last animal they saw was a gopher. The video showed how gophers dive back into their holes if they see a predator and need to protect themselves.