
Downloads will also be saved on your members page and a copy of the downloads will also be emailed to the email address provided. Adapted from the picture book by Julia Donaldson, The Snail and the Whale tells the beautiful story of an unlikely friendship that forms when a snail. To download this zip file, simply click to buy and the download link will appear on your purchase page. The children will then plan and write a short presentation to present to the class – persuading people why it is important to save whales, keeping the sea and ocean protected. Using this information, they will verbally construct sentences to explain why whales are essential for our eco system. They will then do a small amount of research on whales and consider the reasons why whales are so important for the environment. The children will then begin to ask a few questions that they would like to research further about whales.

They will identify nouns and turn them into plural nouns. As the children become familiar with the story, they will take a closer look at the way grammar is used within the book. They will also identify and discuss new vocabulary. After the whale finds itself beached on the shore, the snail is determined to help, showing quick thinking, courage, and perseverance.

The children will draw upon their background knowledge of snails and whales. When they get the opportunity to follow their dreams, they take it. In this unit, the children will slowly reveal an image of a snail and a whale and be introduced to the text by Julia Donaldson. Lesson Plans with clear links to the Year 1 National Curriculum for S&L, Reading, Grammar and Writing.'Snail and the Whale' based around the story by Julia Donaldson - Year 1 English Unit of Work.
