Travelling Tales - The Snail and the Whale
Description
Take pupils on an adventure around the globe with Travelling Tales: The Snail and the Whale. The Travelling Tales series are a one-stop shop for teaching storytelling to KS1 pupils. They include everything you need to teach a cross-curricular series of lessons based around a quality text including a Teacher Guide with ideas and inspiration for lessons.
In this Travelling Tales teachers are provided a copy of The Snail and the Whale written by the amazing Julia Donaldson and illustrated by the talented Axel Scheffler. The Snail and the Whale is a heart-warming story about one snail's dream to see the world and the unlikely friendship that sparks adventures around the globe.
- Also included in the Travelling Tales story sack is a variety of resources that can be used alongside The Snail and the Whale to teach effective storytelling lessons.
- Give your voice a break and let the incredible talent of Imelda Staunton read The Snail and the Whale to your pupils by playing the included CD.
- Tell the story using physical representations of the characters with soft toy versions of the Snail and the Whale.
- Use the play mat to help pupils envision the journey the two protagonists take.
- Teach cross-curricular themed lessons using the Catch and Count maths-based game.
- Explore creatures from the ocean using the tub of plastic sea mammals and fish and learn all about them with Kings of the Ocean a non-fiction book that investigates large ocean creatures.
What's in the Travelling Tales sack?
- 1 x copy of The Snail and the Whale*
- 1 x copy of Kings of the Ocean**
- 1 x soft toy representation of the main characters*
- 1 x play mat**
- 1 x Catch and Count game**
- 1 x tub of plastic sea mammals and fish**
- 1 x Teacher Guide**
Contents may vary from description.
*"The Snail and the Whale" is a registered Trademark of Julia Donaldson c/o Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency 71 Hillgate Place London W8 7SS GB. Findel Education Limited (trading as Hope Education) has no affiliation with Julia Donaldson or Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency.
**Products are not affiliated with or approved by Julia Donaldson or Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency.
- Quality texts from well known authors great for sharing with children; the patterned language promotes choral reading and retelling naturally encouraging audience participation!
- Each bag provides a window into a new world where the children can learn new ideas and information through engaging and exciting stories
- Good quality materials support the texts allowing children to create their own play with the characters further developing vocabulary and language
- Each bag contains a related non-fiction text developing the idea of the story with further information
- The games link to the text and provide the opportunity to work collaboratively and take turns while extending and developing the story
- Provide opportunities for children to express views about events or characters in a story and to answer questions about what happened.
- Provide wide range of media and materials to share thoughts ideas and feelings.
- After listening to stories children can express views about events or characters in the story and answer questions about why things happened.
- Expose children to a wide range of reading material with lots of opportunities to engage with books that fire their imagination and interest.
- Pupils are given the opportunity to explain their understanding of books whilst developing comprehension skills as well as increasing vocabulary.
- Resources allow children to adopt create and sustain roles of characters in the stories.
- Opportunities for improvisation as well as script drama are provided.
- Many opportunities for discussion of stories and books with the teacher including non-fiction texts.
Specifications
GB
Travelling Tales
English
Storytelling
