1. Supporting children’s agency
Provocations: The story “A nice walk in the jungle” and a shed snake skin were presented to the children at morning group time
The following slides document a project which began when a child had an exciting story to tell about a snake following the introduction of the snake skin provocation.
Supporting children’s agency

2. The setting was a semi-rural community in the southern highlands of NSW. Lots of children had ‘snake tales’ to tell and we thought it would be fun to put them all together in a slide show using the computer.
The children were invited to look through the snake books to find images that best represented their own story or which inspired them to want to learn more and add some snake facts to our collection.
We then looked for similar images on the internet and added them to the stories and facts.

3. The educators used the opportunity to discuss the dangers of snakes in the environment.
The educators also had conversations with the children about the difference between made up stories (fiction) and true stories (fact) with the question, “why did the author write this book”
We decided “A nice walk in the jungle” was written to make us laugh and to teach us that when we have something important to say we should keep saying it until someone listens

4. Red Bellied Black Snake
Two snakes were on the side of daddy’s verandah. By Xavier

5. Tree Snake
There were three tree snakes in my tree and I kept running out there to give them food. I gave them meat. .By Ryan

6. Cobra
The cobra is a spitting snake and the babies come from eggs. I like the babies. By Ben

7. Brown Snake
We found a snake in our library. It was a king-sized brown snake and we told mum. By Edward

8. Boa Constrictor
We found a red-bellied black snake under a rock and it was scared. I like Boa constrictors best. By Kurtis.

9. Once I saw a rainbow snake and it didn’t bite. By Digby

10. When they swallow eggs it is in their tummies and they never come out.
Snake swallowing egg
When they swallow eggs it is in their tummies and they never come out.
By Emily

11. Snake shedding skin
The snake rubs off it’s skin. By Tom Bell

12. Squeezing out the Venom
Snakes have poison in their teeth. By Zara

13. Olive Python
Snakes lays eggs when it is having babies. By Ava

14. Snake skin
A snake has scaly skin. It sheds it’s skin as it grows and can be dangerous.
By Darci

15. Garter Snakes
Snakes sleep through the winter in some places. By Emily

16. Copperhead Snake
Copperhead snakes like to live near water and eat frogs. By Xavier

17. Amethyst Python
Snakes have a rough skin and when they grow they go near the tree and scratch on the tree and it comes off. By Olivia

18. Pope’s tree viper
Some snakes have live babies instead of laying eggs.