Dead Animals

So I was looking around my living room today as I stretched, (yep, going to the gym again!) and I spotted my brother's giant alligator head on one of my shelves. I borrowed this head when he came home from Florida to show my kindergarteners. (According to him, buying alligator heads is quite the touristy thing to do these days.) So I was just remembering their reactions. These are 5-6 year olds and I really thought I would have a few tears out of apprehension. I try not to be too sadistic in my classroom.

As the alligator head, one that is as big as their heads, was being passed around I did hear a few comments about the cool teeth and eyes. (both of which were replaced with fake materials) But instead of the reality of holding a real alligator's head hitting them, I mostly heard, "GROSS, there is a spider web in the neck!" They were all worried about a tiny cobweb inside the neck cavity of a dead alligator's head. Go figure.