INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Places where the soil doesn't drain well after rain or that are exposed to high winds are not good for snails. Pick a location that has ample space and won't be exposed to the harsh elements.  A trench is the perfect location for a snail pen because it's not exposed to high-winds. Being on the bottom of a hill or surrounded by trees will also protect your farm. You can purchase snail pen fencing material online or from most hardware stores. Popular fencing materials include corrugated metal or plastic, chicken wire, or a woven material. The purpose of the pen is to keep the snails in. Choose a material within your budget, and get enough of it so you can build a 5x5 meter (16.4x16.4) pen.  You can make the perimeter of your fence larger if you want to house more snails. Larger snail farms can be anywhere from 1000 square meters  (3280.84 square feet) to 10,000 square meters (32808.4 square feet) in size. You can purchase wooden fence posts at the same store that you bought your fencing. Space each post 1.25 meters  (four feet) away from each other so that there are 5 posts on each side of your pen. This is the perimeter that you'll be using as your snail pen, and will be what you wrap your fencing material around. Use a shovel to dig the trench outside of each of the wooden posts around the perimeter of your snail farm. This will house the bottom of your fencing material. Take your fencing material and wrap it tightly around the wooden posts. Put the bottom of the fence into the trench that you dug earlier. This will ensure that the snails can't escape and that larger predators won't be able to dig under the pen. Use a shovel and fill the trench in with dirt. Once the trench is covered, make sure to pat down the soil in the area so that the fence stays under the ground. Your snail pen is now ready. Snails prefer damp, loamy soil with low acidity and a lot of organic matter. Go to a home and gardening store and get one that has a pH of 7 or lower to encourage good snail health. Pour the soil into the snail habitat, giving the snails ample room to move around.  Clay is unsuitable for snails because it becomes too hard when wet. Sand is also not ideal for snails because of its low water-holding capacity. Snails will eat their way through cardboard, so cardboard boxes don't make the best containers. Instead, create a habitat inside of a glass or plastic bin. An aquarium will also work. Make sure that habitat is covered so that the snails can't escape, and be sure to punch ventilation holes into the lid of the habitat so that the snails can breathe.

SUMMARY: Pick a wind-free moist location for your pen. Choose a fencing material. Create the snail pen perimeter by driving posts into the ground. Dig a .4 meter (1.3 foot) deep trench around the posts. Wrap and staple the wire mesh around your posts. Cover the trench with dirt. Lay down moist, loamy soil. Choose a well-ventilated container if starting a small, personal farm.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Beginners will be more excited about learning if they can quickly play songs they know and love. Many popular songs have a relatively simple structure. For more complex songs that your student wants to play, look for simplified adaptations that sound similar to the original. Have your student make a list of their favorite songs, and look them up online. Pull songs that use chords your student already knows and have them practice with those songs. Although most attention is paid to the fretting hand, learning how to strum is a big part of learning how to play guitar. A beginner can play many popular songs using a basic down-up, down-up pattern. There are other basic strumming patterns that can open up additional songs for a beginner. Many popular songs only use 3 or 4 relatively common chords. Search online for songs that use the chords your beginning student has already learned. If you know the types of music your student likes, you can find songs they'll be more interested in learning how to play.  Many of these songs, such as "Free Falling," by Tom Petty, or "Lay Down Sally," by Eric Clapton, use only 3 chords within the CAGED system. Your student will better see progress and be motivated to go further if they can start playing popular songs they know relatively quickly.

SUMMARY:
Ask your student what songs they want to play. Use basic strumming patterns. Find popular 3- and 4-chord songs.