The Snail and the Whale

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The Snail And The Whale is the much loved classic that shows us a restless young snail who has ambitions to travel the world. This book is such a great read with it’s tale of an amazing adventure for the whale and a tiny snail as they travel across the ocean and around the world. It also has gorgeous illustrations by Alex Scheffler and a great use of rhyme telling the story that always keeps kids captivated. Find out about snails, whales and other creatures shown in the book. Where do they live? What do they eat?

This is the tide coming into the bay, And these are the villagers shouting, “Hooray!” As the whale and the snail travel safely away . . . The human activity makes the humans swim too close to the shore. Can you find out when this might have happened to real whales in the past? Discuss what we might be able to do to stop it from happening again. So, when we’re reading a story, we need to help the little ones understand what event comes after the other. This helps them follow along and get into the story. And hey, it’s not just about events, but also scenes or even whole books if we’re talking about series books. If you don’t have a copy of The Snail and the Whale to read aloud, you can share this video with your children: What is story sequencing? If you choose to use the activity as seat work, kids can sequence the story as you read it aloud or share the video above.I love this Snail and The Whale sensory bin from Growing Book By Book especially the little whale toy to play with.

Donaldson has said that it is one of her favourite books, due to its similarity in rhyming style to the works of Edward Lear, of which she was fond of as a child. [1] Plot [ edit ] I love seeing what kids really have enjoyed making and these model magic snail and whale’s from 3 Dinosaurs are a great example of something creative made at home. We love sharing free printable templates (because free is always a good thing, right?) and what better way to start off than with this whale template. There’s two different designs and lots of ideas for ways to use the templates too or of course you can always use it as a coloring sheet, just grab the markers or colored pencils. We have a free snail template with three different designs too! We adore Julia Donaldson books and today I’m sharing our favourite The Snail and The Whale activities, craft ideas and resources to make and do alongside reading the book.Imagine that you had to write a newspaper report about the people (and the snail) who saved the whale. What would it say? And she gazed at the sky, the sea, the land, The waves and the caves and the golden sand, She gazed and gazed, amazed by it all, And she said to the whale, “I feel so small.”

Get your kids engaged and learning with this free preschool printable! Once they’ve read the story a couple of times, they can have fun practicing story sequencing. I studied Drama and French at Bristol University, where I met Malcolm, a guitar-playing medic to whom I’m now married. The audiobook with an accompanying audio cassette, is narrated by English voice actor Imelda Staunton, while the audiobook with an accompanying compact disc is narrated by Scottish voice actor David Tennant. Sellafield (Radioactive) Particles Whats the Story? by the Environment Agency https://territories.eu/assets/files/dissemination-presentations/oxford-2019/CS03_Trevor%20Howards_EA%20UK.pdfMinke whales are generally spotted alone or in small feeding groups feasting on schools of fish or krill. They are what is known as a "gulp feeder", meaning they take a huge gulp of fish and push the seawater out through the baleen plates that line their mouths. You can sometimes spot minke whales lunge feeding into a school of fish near the surface." Living Seas North West https://www.livingseasnw.org.uk/wildlife-explorer/marine/marine-mammals-and-sea-turtles/minke-whale As well as loads of The Snail and The Whale craft ideas you’ll find some fun educational activities and resources as well so you can choose the activities that are best suited to your kids age and interests. With its delightful adventure taking your kids around the world, The Snail and the Whale will captivate them as they learn about sequencing along with it.