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Sometimes a child finds something special and wants to share it with their friends in the classroom. I find this happens if the item they want to share is alive. Perhaps it is a frog they discovered that morning and are excited about it. They bring it to school and you have a spontaneous lesson on frogs! How wonderful! The children gather and share what they know about the frog. You gather some books and read about frogs. Younger children can draw a picture of the frog as they observe it, and older child may decide to write a story about the frog that visited that day.
One day a little girl in my classroom did find a frog one morning and brought in to share. It was great fun! Yesterday morning I found a praying mantis right outside the door as I stepped out. If I was on my way to school, it would have came with me! It was beautiful and I wanted to share it with you.
![Praying Mantis](https://justmontessori.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200824_1038451532.jpg)
![Praying Mantis](https://justmontessori.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200824_103931799_BURST0012.jpg)
![Praying Mantis Egg](https://justmontessori.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/praying-mantis-egg.jpg)
This is a praying mantis case I ordered from Insect Lore. It came with a screen house to put it in while you wait for it to hatch.
![Hatched Egg Case](https://justmontessori.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/praying-mantis-hatched.jpg)
This is such a fun day! The egg case hatches with hundred of very tiny nymphs, that look like miniature adults. It is amazing to see how many there are and observe for a short period of time. They will begin to eat each other if not separated. So be sure to release soon after hatching.
![Praying Mantis](https://justmontessori.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200824_102705266.jpg)
![Frog](https://justmontessori.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Frog-In-Container.jpg)
This was the frog one of the children found and brought in to share one morning.
![It was certainly a fun filled morning enjoyed by all.](https://justmontessori.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Frog-with-Children-2.jpg)